The NFL has to be feeling good about the work it's done to help curb the rate of concussions for its players, but the work is far from over.

NFL players were found to have sustained 182 brain injuries during the season, including practices, and preseason and regular season games.

Concussions were down 17 percent from 2023 and were the lowest on record since the league started tracking data in 2015.

The league on Thursday said that the 43 percent reduction rate on kickoffs meant the new format had worked as intended.

After the 2024 regular season ended, the NFL released shocking concussion data, showing the progress they've made on this problem.

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Strain injuries to the lower body extremities were also their lowest since at least 2018, the NFL noted as well. So what does this mean? For starters, I would venture to guess that the college and high school levels see changes to kickoffs similar to what the NFL has adopted sooner rather than later.

On Thursday, the NFL claimed its players suffered a total of 182 concussions during games and practices in the preseason and regular season. That was a 17% drop from the 2023 season, and was the lowest mark since the league began tracking concussions in 2015.

The total decline from 2023 was 17%, including all practices and games in both the preseason and regular season.

Player concussions dropped 17% this season compared to last, reaching a record low amid improvements in helmet safety, the introduction of helmet covers known as guardian caps and changes to the rules governing kickoffs,

NFL season resulted in the league's lowest recorded concussion total since at least 2015, NFL executive Jeff Miller told reporters Thursday.

Christian Benford was ruled out with a concussion after his helmet collided with another helmet during the first quarter of the AFC Championship game.