NFL: Preseason concussion rate increased by 44 percent

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The NFL says the number of concussions in exhibition games this year rose to 49 from 34 in 2018, an increase of 44 percent and a setback in efforts to reduce brain trauma.

Concussions in preseason practices fell to 30 from 45 in 2018, perhaps ...