Lasers can cause damage in biological tissues, both to the eye and to the skin, due to several mechanisms. Thermal damage, or burn, occurs when tissues are heated to the point where denaturation of proteins occurs. Another mechanism is photochemical damage, where light triggers chemical reactions in tissue.
March 9: Teams are allowed to begin negotiating with other teamsâ players who are set to become unrestricted free agents at the end of the league year. This is the first time the NFL is providing a window to negotiate with other teamsâ free agents prior to the start of free agency.
Free agency began in the NFL in 1947. Before that, clubs were able to use the reserve rule, which was made more famous by baseball and the men who crushed it: Curt Flood and Marvin Miller.