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Representatives from teams and the shelter organisation of American football in the US are to meet on January 4th to discuss the rising trend of brain injuries in the sport.

The National Football League (NFL) is the subject of a second hearing of the House Judiciary Committee to look into the long-term effects of playing the high-contact sport, following the first major congressional hearing into the topic in October.

Its main aim is to check that the NFL is doing as much as it can to ensure the safety of players while also assessing any protocols or lack of regulation regarding brain injury, particularly in regards to younger people at college or a high school.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA for short, has already recommended a rule that requires athletes to be taken off the field for the rest of a game should they be faced with concussion, loss of consciousness or other signs of brain injury.

This weekend signals the final games of the regular season of the NFL, which will wind up for good for another season in the first week of February after the Super Bowl.

News from Serious Law, specialist acquired brain injury solicitors.

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