As the NFL continues to grapple with stories of former players living with long-term brain damage, there's a new proposal being discussed that would reduce the number of head-on collisions that players experience: Start practicing without helmets.

Jason La Canfora of NFL Network reports that John Madden, in his new role as an adviser to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, is regularly leading conference calls with a group of coaches to discuss ways to make the NFL safer, and one of the recommendations has been practicing without helmets.

Gotta be careful on what I say this season. With all the new technology out there, the NFL is cracking down on what we can say and how (i.e. twitter, facebook, texting, etc...) It's like Will Smith in Hancock - "Good Job"

I dont know if its been relayed on Arrowheadpride yet but LJ posted on his facebook and twitter
"Gonna gallop all over the Chiefs. Cleat prints on the chests. Mud in the face masks.". I find this slightly amusing. I dont know if he realizes it or not but Cedric Benson is the number 1 back in Cincy and even if LJ does touch the ball I hightly doubt he will even get 15 yards combined for the game. I guess he figures his football career is just about over so hes going to try to be a comedian.

OK, it’s not technically the end for Kansas City WR Dwayne Bowe, but he will be out for four weeks after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. This failed test could also ensure that he won’t be back with the Chiefs next year as he already was in Coach Todd Haley’s doghouse earlier this year.

Tht's wassup!! I'm happy Larry Johnson signed w/Bengals! He's def n a better situation than n KC under tht HC!

-via Terrell Owens personal Twitter

is bowe done in kansas city

this team has a history of running players out of town and with the new gods in kansas city they are slowly running all the play makers out of town .........idk i hope bowe is here next year but i really dont see him back in 2010 i hope im wrong but just wanna see what u all think dont dog me for this post lol im not a scott or haley hater

Bombshell...Dwayne Bowe suspended 4 games effective immediately - violates NFL performance enhancing drugs policy (via @JoshLooney)

someone just sent a shout out to AP on nick wright's show and he said it is the best place for chiefs news, bar none. i couldn't agree more

He was a distraction that an 0-and-whatever team did not need. So why does a first-place team need it?

ESPN’s Michael Smith is reporting that former Kansas City Chiefs tailback Larry Johnson will sign with the first-place Cincinnati Bengals this week.

Are you surprised? Well, you shouldn’t be.

Despite Johnson's troubled past, here are several reasons this move could work for Cincinnati: