Overview

• The NFL’s chief security officer and general counsel sent a memo to all 32 teams recommending updated threat assessments, armed officers during staff and player activity, and weapons screening at league and team facilities.
• The recommendations follow the July 28 shooting at 345 Park Avenue in Manhattan, where shooter Shane Tamura killed four people before taking his own life after leaving a note citing a grievance over CTE.
• The league will review a full implementation plan at a special meeting on Aug. 26, with decisions on costs, logistics and legal considerations to be finalized then.
• Many teams already use armed security at practices, so the memo formalizes existing measures and introduces walk-through magnetometers and X-ray scanners for facility entry.
• Observers have debated whether the proposed protocols would have deterred the attack and raised questions about broader firearms policy and resource investments.