Sentence examples for head players from inspiring English sources
On Sunday, more eyes than usual will be on the N.F.L. as the league begins to strictly enforce safety initiatives that limit hits to the head, players' launching themselves into opponents, and gratuitous hits against defenseless players.
The leveling off was attributed to a number of causes: Rule 48, which over the last three seasons first restricted, then banned targeted hits to the head; players adjusting the way they hit to avoid suspension and hurting their opponents; and better detection, reporting and treatment of concussions.
Perhaps Jones is just parroting the coach's voice he hears in his head; players in all sports are taught to put the team first, and Jones does seem to have embraced this philosophy: "You can be a great receiver, but you have to win games.
The head player representative, running back Tiki Barber, said he knew nothing about it until fielding a call from union officials Thursday night.
Playoff football is often about images as much as action: steam rising from bare heads, players huddled around heaters in long coats and quarterbacks sporting that least masculine of all football equipment, the hand muff.
Clark, a first baseman who had a 15-year career, becomes the first former major league player to head the players' union.
Patrick McEnroe, who heads player development for the association, said on Friday that there had been a miscommunication and that the U.S.T.A. had always intended to sponsor and finance her trip.
If you are playing head-to-head, player 2 will have an advantage, because you are playing the same game, with the same questions.
But Marvin Miller, the influential head of players union from 1966 to 1982, was left out again.
Of the 212 instances of clutching or shaking head, 110 players were removed under the CIR (51.9%) and 38 were diagnosed with a concussion (34.5%).
