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Virginia Tech Study Shows Majority Of Hockey Helmets Are Unsafe

Researchers at Virginia Tech have studied sports-related head impacts and which helmets reduce the risk of concussion best. Commencing in  2011, these researchers have released an unbiased rating system of helmets through a culmination of the last ten years of research. To ensure their system is unbiased, Virginia Tech has remained completely independent of both […]

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How EA Sports Updates Madden With New NFL Draftees In Real Time

On Thursday night, NFL fans around the world were glued to the TV, hoping that their team would find the right combination of new talent to lead their franchise to success.  However, one team of Madden developers were hard at work during this time, trying to implement the new draftees into Madden Ultimate Team (MUT) […]

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NFL Games Will Have Certified Athletic Trainers Be Concussion Watch Dogs

“In my opinion, this is the biggest thing for sports medicine that has come out.”  This quote was uttered by Dr. Javier Cardenas regarding the new medical timeout rule that the NFL has instituted.  Cardenas is a doctor at the Barrow Neurological Institute and is an independent neurological consultant for the Arizona Cardinals at their […]

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The Top 10 NFL Draft Prospects By The Social Numbers

It’s time! Today the NFL Draft returns to Chicago for the first time in five decades. To approach this Draft from a social reach standpoint, MVPindex has compared the top 10 projected athletes in the NFL Draft to their list of the 10 draftees with the best digital brand value. Among other things of note, there […]

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