09-30-2022, 01:59 PM
(09-30-2022, 08:41 AM)Nepa Wrote: If I were the NFLPA, or anyone investigating the response to Tua's symptoms on Sunday, then I'm going to ask the independent neurologist whether the person actually saw the footage of Tua stumbling around, shaking his head, losing his balance, or whether the neurologist just focused on Tua as he was presenting back in the locker room and Tua's self-report.
Because the actual symptoms on the field needed to be part of the equation. As we have seen, several neurologists said the video of Tua's symptoms on the field were a clear sign of a concussion. The neurologist and the team's coaches need to protect the players from themselves. This was a very bad look for the NFL and the Miami coaches, to put a player back on the field as they did, because his life and health was at risk. As the one who discovered CTE said in one interview after watching Tua on Sunday, a billion dollars is not worth risking his life.
I’ve often suspected they don’t watch the footage. If the signs resolve by the time the locker room evaluation occurs and the player denies symptoms, that gives them the wiggle room to truthfully report the physical exam was normal. Even though their gait and balance were grossly abnormal on the field immediately afterwards.
