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Last week during the NFL scouting combine, the guy who once drove every golf cart and mini tractor he could get his hands on from the Paul Brown Stadium hallways and parked them in the equipment room, had his mouth left agape when Bengals head physician Marc Galloway suddenly appeared on the podium during a medical confab in Indianapolis and announced he had just won one of the most prestigious awards of their professions.

Last week, Rams Senior Director of Sports Medicine and Performance Reggie Scott spoke during a panel conversation at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science looking to inspire young African Americans. This week, he'll have another platform to help continue to do the same.One of few African Americans in the NFL to hold his role, Scott on Monday was sworn in as the president of the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS).

Dedicated rehab and recovery protocols are crucial to maintaining a player’s availability, keeping nagging injuries at bay, and preventing acute injuries from occurring. NormaTec, a pioneer of athlete recovery technology, is helping top football programs to optimize their recovery programs and maximize athlete success.

Meet Ronnie Barnes, the New York Football Giants' storied athletic trainer who has been with the organization since 1976.

VP of Sports Medicine & Performance Rick Burkholder talks through his player-treatment philosophies and how important sleep is for the NFL Players that he cares for.

Football season is in full swing, which means Kansas City Chiefs’ athletic trainer Tiffany Morton is working to keep the players on the field and healthy. This week, we’re featuring Tiffany as part of our Women in the NFL series, in partnership with Sleep Number.

Youth sports specialization is a hot topic for the athletic training profession.NATA has released an official statement with health-focused recommendations to reduce the risk of injury due to youth sports specialization, endorsed, in part, by PFATS.

David Stricklin, the Head Athletic Trainer for the Seattle Seahawks, shares his approach to caring for our players and provides some tips for young athletes.

As a heat wave continues across much of the country this week, the NFL continues its work to further prepare clubs to address heat-related illness. Thanks to the University of Connecticut’s Korey Stringer Institute, the NFL distributed a video to its clubs that reviews best practices for treating exertional heat stroke.

The two Los Angeles NFL teams donated $50,000 each to the West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation and Team HEAL on Saturday, July 20, during a presentation at Mira Costa High School, in Manhattan Beach. That money, part of the NFL Foundation’s Athletic Trainer Program, will help pay for full-time and part-time certified athletic trainers and other resources to high school football programs that lack them. The NFL Foundation will also donate a matching contribution of $100,000.

The work as the athletic training staff prepares for camp, and the season, never stops. While there might not be ankles to tape and injuries to tend to, this is still a time of constant activity for Head Athletic Trainer John Norwig and his staff of Sonia Ruef, Jon Andino and Daveon Lee, as well as a team of interns that grows when camp begins.

For a third-consecutive year last week, Chiefs’ Vice President of Sports Medicine & Performance Rick Burkholder, Head Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Paul Schroeppel, Equipment Director Allen Wright and Strength & Conditioning Coach Barry Rubin met with dozens of local youth coaches to share their expertise.​