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dunegoon said:
Wasn't that the rule originally?
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No it was if that was the only explanation. Since he reported a back injury prior combined with players getting heat exhaustion, that made enough doubt that could of been something besides a concussion
 
So this might be a dumb question, but is there any way to determine definitively if he got a concussion in the Bills game? We still have the Dolphins saying they're confident in the information they received that he did not, and all we really have for "proof" that he did is that it looked like he did. In any part of his treatment, were doctors able to observe him and find evidence of a concussed brain prior to the Bengals concussion? It seems like we don't have any closure on that.
 
MARINO1384 said:
No it was if that was the only explanation. Since he reported a back injury prior combined with players getting heat exhaustion, that made enough doubt that could of been something besides a concussion
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andyahs said:
Only player to suffer a concussion in NFL history.

sports.yahoo.com

NFLPA, NFL agree to adopt Tua Tagovailoa rule ahead of this weekend's games

The new rule will prevent NFL players from returning to games after displaying gross motor instability.
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The new rule will prevent NFL players from returning to games after displaying gross motor instability.
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Probably a good idea.

More times than not it will be due to something head related.

We'd have missed Tua's excellent comeback versus the Bills, but I'm in favor of erring on the side of caution when it comes to player safety.

Of course players will learn to stay down on the turf until they feel they are stable enough not to exhibit "gross motor instability" once they stand back up.
 
circumstances said:
Probably a good idea.

More times than not it will be due to something head related.

We'd have missed Tua's excellent comeback versus the Bills, but I'm in favor of erring on the side of caution.

Of course players will learn to stay down on the turf until they feel they are stable enough not to exhibit "gross motor instability" one they stand up.
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I am too in favor of caution but you cannot learn that it's human instinct.

I had a concussion and wanted to try stand up right away.

Let's get it right but take it off of Tua. It's an NFL issue not Tua.
 
This sounds like they want the rule to apply to anything that "looks" like it could be a concussion. Factually, there are other things that can look like "gross motor instability" other than a concussion. An independent neurologist would conduct an examination to determine if the cause was neurological or not. The NFLPA does not want a doctor, independent or not, to make that determination.
 
rafael said:
This sounds like they want the rule to apply to anything that "looks" like it could be a concussion. Factually, there are other things that can look like "gross motor instability" other than a concussion. An independent neurologist would conduct an examination to determine if the cause was neurological or not. The NFLPA does not want a doctor, independent or not, to make that determination.
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Wait till they take a starting QB out of a game after he tweaked an ankle after a big hit...
 
andyahs said:
I am too in favor of caution but you cannot learn that it's human instinct.

I had a concussion and wanted to try stand up right away.

Let's get it right but take it off of Tua. It's an NFL issue not Tua.
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absolutely!
 
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