Commissioner Roger Goodell, who disclosed last week that the NFL will make baseline neuropsychological tests mandatory this season, is requiring all team medical personnel to attend a meeting on concussions next month.
NFL spokesman Joe Browne said that Goodell has ordered all 32 teams to send its doctors and trainers to a June 19 meeting in Chicago for the first leaguewide concussion summit.
“At no time should competitive issues override medical issues,” Goodell said last week. “Safety comes first.”
*Seahawks franchise player Josh Brown has signed his tender offer worth $2,078,000 — the average of the top five-paid kickers in the NFL — after the team could not reach a long-term deal with him.
*The Browns informed offensive guard Joe Andruzzi they plan to release the 10-year-veteran later this week. … Former Dolphins backup defensive tackle Manuel Wright was claimed off waivers by the Bills.
*A preliminary autopsy showed that former NFL linebacker Kevin Mitchell, 36, died in his sleep Sunday of a massive heart attack.
