Hi Folks, a nice article in today's NYTimes, about the physics of the hit.So, a possible article for the report...check it out at

 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/sports/football/31hit.html?hp

 NOTE: There are few numbers in this article, but taking a "hit" like Clark McGahee from video and doing the forensics to determine the peak deacceleration, etc. would be a very interesting start to a great report.