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What do athletes and NFL players wear around their neck? Q Collar explained

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The physical demands placed on top athletes have never been higher. The sportspeople of today are faster, stronger and more relentless than ever before , pushing their boundaries to the very limit. For the fans this makes for a thrilling spectacle with super-human feats now a regular occurrence at the elite level of sport. For the athletes, that push for greater performance can be dangerous. In contact Sports - with frequent, high-speed collisions - the risk of brain damage has gained greater awareness in recent years. To help mitigate the danger a growing number of NFL players and other athletes have started to take additional precautions on the field. Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill will be wearing a device called the Q Collar in Super Bowl LVIII this Sunday, while three-time MLS Cup winner Omar González has been one of the loudest proponents of the collar in soccer. The Q Collar works by applying pressure around the wearer’s neck, provoking a slight increase in...

Fantasy Premier League: Must-have players for 2023/24

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If the entire database of Fantasy Premier League managers became its own sovereign nation - preferably with access to fast WiFi and the broadcast rights of the English top flight - it would have a larger population than Greece, Portugal or Sweden. More than 11 million people spent their fictitious £100m on a hand-picked squad last season, weighing up form, injuries and Pep Guardiola's indecipherable rotation policy each week. Interest in the Game invariably peaks as the new season begins, with the possibilities of triumph as likely for any manager - a 12-year-old Blackburn Rovers fan won an early iteration of the com Pet ition in 1995. As the 2023/24 campaign creeps into view, here are some of the must-have players for each position as a foundation for your squad - or at least its first draft. FPL must-have goalkeepers for 2023/24 season Emi Martinez kept 12 Premier League clean sheets last season / Matthew Ashton - AMA/GettyImages Following Unai Emery's first weekend in ch...