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The NFL, together with the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society (PFATS), today announced the roster of medical students who will participate in the inaugural season of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative, which aims to increase and diversify the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in sports medicine and, over time, help to diversify NFL club medical staff.

Early this spring, the Hall announced it would present 20 Awards of Excellence that will pay tribute to four groups vital to every NFL football organization and their operation: assistant coaches, trainers, equipment mangers and public relations personnel. This week’s guest is Reggie Scott, the Vice President of Sports Medicine and Performance for the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, and a member of the esteemed Awards of Excellence selection committee. On “The Mission” podcast, Scott talked in depth about the honorees and how the 2022 Athletic Trainers honorees list was formed: George Anderson, Otho Davis, John Omohundro, Jerry Rhea and Fred Zamberletti. 

The NFL, together with the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society (PFATS), today announced the launch of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative, which will provide medical students at the four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) medical schools with the opportunity to complete a clinical rotation with NFL club medical staff. This initiative aims to increase and diversify the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in sports medicine to help make a positive impact in the field and, over time, help to diversify NFL club medical staff.

Individuals from four groups that work to drive team success within the sport of professional football have been identified for Awards of Excellence under a program the Pro Football Hall of Fame has launched to recognize significant contributors to the game.

“These 20 outstanding Assistant Coaches, Athletic Trainers, Equipment Managers and Public Relations personnel not only helped to determine results on the field, but they also helped to promote the game’s growth, safety and popularity over several decades of devotion to their teams and to the National Football League,” Hall of Fame President Jim Porter said.

George Anderson, Otho Davis, Johnny Omohundro, Jerry Rhea and Fred Zamberletti Make Up PFATS Hall of Fame Inaugural Class

The Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) is pleased to announce the inaugural class of the PFATS Hall of Fame. These inductees represent a dedicated history of the profession of athletic training and enshrine their legacies as Hall of Famers.  

JO, LLC (DJO or the Company), a leading global provider of medical technologies dedicated to Powering Motion™, announced that DJO® has renewed its partnership with the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS®). PFATS is a professional society composed of the certified athletic trainers working in professional football. PFATS will recommend and endorse specific DJO products as part of its partnership with DJO. DJO has partnered with PFATS since 2008.

Sports Medicine Concepts presents PFATShares, a collaboration between SMC and PFATS. In this feature segment, Mike Cendoma, Amanda Shaw, and Kevin King (Head AT of the Carolina Panthers) talk about the tools you need for successful heat stroke protocol.

Everyone who is inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame chooses a presenter that played an integral role in their career. For the first time in his 25 years with the Packers’ training staff, Bryan Engel, more commonly known as “Flea,” served as a presenter.

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Nick Cosgray, the Bengals rehab guru, had been having a pretty good training camp until the day before Sunday's preseason finale against the Dolphins at Paul Brown Stadium.

The Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society (PATS) is honored to announce the three individuals that will be inducted into the 2016 Pennsylvania Athletic Training Hall of Fame at the June symposium in Grantville, PA.

The PFATS Hight School Initiative brings essential supplies to Cincinnati, Miami and Washington locations.