NFL players fewer diagnosed concussions during the 2018 regular season than they did in 2017, NFL.com's Judy Battista reported on Thursday. The NFL announced 214 diagnosed concussions in 2018's preseason and regular season, which is down from the 281 in 2017.
According to Battista, the league's newly-released numbers show a 24% decrease in concussions during the preseason and regular season and a 29% decrease during the regular season including practices. The number of diagnosed concussions went from 190 in 2017 to 135 in 2018.
214 diagnosed concussions in 2018 is the second-fewest since the NFL started releasing concussion data in 2012.