The NFL concussion protocol only has five steps, while the NCAA's has six. Really though the NFL's final stage is full football activity and clearance, which is what the NCAA has, but the NCAA just splits it into two steps instead of one combined one, so the policies really are the same, including the same general terms for each stage.

He is currently in concussion protocol, and his return to play is uncertain. The senior is FAMU's third-leading tackler this season with 23 tackles. After a scary injury, Florida A&M head football coach James Colzie III delivered good news about linebacker ...

In 2015, the NFL reached a settlement with more than 5,000 former players who accused the league of hiding from them the dangers of concussions. The settlement, estimated at $1 billion, provided payments of up to $5 million to players with severe neurological disorders.

Former South Carolina State player Robert Geathers won an $18 million lawsuit against the NCAA for hiding concussion risks.

The NCAA owes former South Carolina State football player Robert Geathers and his wife $18 million after a jury found the association was negligent in failing to warn him of the long-term effects of concussions.

A former S.C. State football player and his wife were awarded $18 million after a jury found the NCAA negligent of failing to warn about long-term concussion effects.

Dallas Cowboys All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs was spotted in public for one of the first times since his mystery concussion saga and being moved to IR.

The NFL and NFLPA announced in a joint statement that the New York Giants, head coach Brian Daboll, and running back Cam Skattebo were fined for violating the concussion protocol.