Monday's health and safety news from the world of football:NFL vice president of football operations Troy Vincent that the NFL Competition Committee was considering banning the chop block and creating a medical timeout entering last weekend's meetings in Naples, Florida. that player health and safety was on the minds of the NFL Competition Committee, which is considering expanding rosters to 55 and letting all players be eligible for Thursday night games. that the NFL has considered making changes to some athletic events at Jeremy Shockey Jersey the NFL , NFL director of player development Matt Birk said at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this weekend. on coach Sean Payton, who promoted virtual reality training for quarterbacks during the Sports Analytics Conference. on University of Buffalo researchers who offered a method to make the NFL schedule safer for all players. the ' hiring of a new sports science expert. five players who have committed to teaching kids to play football overseas through the American Football Without Borders program. offensive lineman D'Brickashaw Ferguson, who donated 10,000 copies of his children's book about recycling. on former running back Merril Hoge, who talked about concu sion awarene s with North Hills High School student athletes. on a concu sion symposium that tried to dispel some myths about head injuries. a concu sion summit that focused on children's head injuries.-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor Mark Bavaro Jersey