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Originally Posted by Buff
Just because a player took a hit to the head and appeared to be dazed doesn't mean he had a concussion. You also can't diagnose a concussion from watching on TV. With all the attention concussions are getting in pro sports now I would be surprised if he had a concussion and played on Sunday (or even practiced today).
Shutting him down for the rest of the game as a precaution was a safe bet. Even if it was only precautionary. Observe him to ensure he is okay instead of trusting him to be honest in a situation where a guy may not be honest with himself or the trainers.
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You know Buff the definition/standard of concussion is loose enough that, at least in my opinion, it absolutely is one of the diagnoses you can often make watching on TV (assuming you get the right video of the face or player responses after the injury). A player getting hit to the head and appearing to be dazed most likely has an American Academy of Neurology grade I concussion. Theses episodes of 'getting your bell rung' have been historically underdiagnosed and there is a movement towards calling them all concussions, albeit minor. But to be clear, if a child in a sporting event appears dazed after a head shot, they are done for that day at least. In pro sports (as I mentioned with Edelman, honestly just one of many obvious examples, and I actually did work with an NFL team for some time), how this is handled varies from staff to staff and case by case.