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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Geez, just saw the replay. The sad thing is, I don’t think that was even a particularly violent play, guys get tackled and thrown down hard like that many times seeming without incident. Basically worst case scenario to have him in there in the first place.
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It was, however he was wobbly on Sunday, and even though he was cleared under the concussion protocol, Concussions and head injuries are funny thing.
Yeah this wasn't a particularly violent play, but the whiplash effect combined with his head and back solidly hitting the field could have exacerbated an already undetected head injury.
When I did my coaching training on concussions, the most frightening concept is someone getting a second concussion while recovering from a first concussion, it can be a nightmare scenario that can cause serious injury and death. That's why we're taught that you just don't F around with it. Even if a trainer clears a player and you don't feel at all right or safe you don't put that player back on the field.
But in the NFL and CFL and College football money trumps player safety. Coaches can lose their jobs with a bad decision like benching a starting QB without a for sure injury diagnosis. So they rush these players back in and have ways of shortcutting injury recovery and concussion protocols.
Frankly I'm surprised that more active player lawsuits haven't happened already.
On a side note, This is why its so hard to recruit young players.