Brown out for Sunday

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(01-16-2016, 12:50 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: I know it takes longer that a couple of minutes to sort it out and once you are examined and put in the protocol you are in it for longer than a play.    

Unless you have a training staff who allows players to override and play.     Which is fine as long as it's consistent across the board.

So that's a "no."  I don't know the specifics about your example, but I've seen players show obvious signs of a concussion while watching from home who were allowed to play in the same game.  That includes Bengal players.  Criticizing the NFL for its lack of consistency is a valid complaint.  Calling the concussion protocol "worthless" is lazy and uninformed.  So I'll educate you . . .



The return to play protocol after a concussion was developed by neurologists who are experts in their field concerning concussions.  The consensus recommendations come from the 3rd International Conference On Concussion in Sports.  I'll give you the link even though I know you won't bother to read it, but maybe someone else might be interested or have kids involved in sports who might use the information.

http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/43/Suppl_1/i76.full.pdf