Why Do the Steelers Have Faster Protocols Than Dolphins?

[Dolph N.Fan]

Why is Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett, ahead of Sunday night’s game in Miami, accelerating through concussion protocol much more rapidly than Dolphins backup Teddy Bridgewater did?

Bridgewater entered protocol on Oct. 9 at the New York Jets only because a spotter at MetLife Stadium deemed he stumbled, a sign of ataxia, after taking a hit from New York cornerback Sauce Gardner on the opening offensive play, although no video confirms said stumble. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said after that game Bridgewater didn’t show any concussion symptoms. Because of the league and Players Association’s update to concussion protocol a day earlier, Bridgewater had to be taken out of the game and be treated in protocol the following week as if he had a concussion.

Why the disparity?

“Each player and each concussion is unique, and there is no set time-frame for return to participation,” a league spokesperson told the South Florida Sun Sentinel in an email. “Team medical staff consider the player’s current concussive injury, as well as past exposures and medical history, family history and future risk in managing a player’s care.”

Regardless of factors in play, Pickett’s rapid return is still alarming. According to Dr. David Chao, via Pittsburgh sports talk radio station 93.7 The Fan, of 39 concussions in the NFL this year, Pickett is the first player to return to full practice three days later. Some speculate the rookie quarterback didn’t actually sustain a concussion against the Buccaneers, but the Steelers announced he did Sunday.

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Why did Steelers’ Kenny Pickett go through concussion protocol quicker than Dolphins’ Bridgewater?

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[tommyp]

that's a great question.. doesn't sound like they are playing by the same rules.
someone in another thread mentioned the cameron Brate situation and that is just as strange but crickets from the media and nfl

 

[Durango2020]

Because Tua looked like a new born baby when he got concussed and it freaked everyone out and the NFL got hyper sensitive about it.
Basically we were made into an example.

 

[Ryan1973]

Because it's a double standard. The rules that apply to the Dolphins don't seem to apply to any other team.

 

[utahphinsfan]

Because it's a double standard. The rules that apply to the Dolphins don't seem to apply to any other team.

I'm inclined to agree. The league is politicizing the concussion protocol like the replay review.

 

[Ryan1973]

I'm inclined to agree. The league is politicizing the concussion protocol like the replay review.

Yep and they are making the Dolphins the poster child for it!

 

[utahphinsfan]

Yep and they are making the Dolphins the poster child for it!

Agree.

 

[Gsmack_42]

Well if he gets one Sunday night I want the outrage to be on par with what we got.

 

[phishfan4life]

The Pickett and Brate concussions were not during a nationally televised game, so the Twitter Warriors didn't get a chance to influence the NFL's protocol for them.

 

[Dolph N.Fan]

that's a great question.. doesn't sound like they are playing by the same rules.
someone in another thread mentioned the cameron Brate situation and that is just as strange but crickets from the media and nfl

And he had 2 concussions in like 3 weeks. First time he had one and then let him come back because coach said he thought it was a shoulder injury. then the 2nd one vs Pittsburgh he had to be carried off on a stretcher. Dude should be out at least a month, he just went through the same thing Tua did.

 

[Dolph N.Fan]

Because Tua looked like a new born baby when he got concussed and it freaked everyone out and the NFL got hyper sensitive about it.
Basically we were made into an example.

And still being made an example of. I swear if Tua is forced to leave this Steelers game, we'll know for sure that's it, that Miami isn't allowed to have their QB finish a game from start to finish.

 

[TannDaMan17]

Because Dolphins. Regardless though looking forward to finheaven's former favorite rat catch the L on national TV.

 

[.....]

The protocols isn't a set time, where you can apply the same window of time to all players. It's a series of hurdles that the individual must overcome. Depending on the severity of their concussion, individuals will take different amounts of time to clear each hurdle. There is not timeline for each hurdle.

 

[Dolph N.Fan]

Because Dolphins. Regardless though looking forward to finheaven's former favorite rat catch the L on national TV.

Went from Flores we trust to gtfo

 

[traptses]

The protocols isn't a set time, where you can apply the same window of time to all players. It's a series of hurdles that the individual must overcome. Depending on the severity of their concussion, individuals will take different amounts of time to clear each hurdle. There is not timeline for each hurdle.

Except Bridgewater never had a concussion. So what hurdles did he have to jump, that prevented him from practicing (without a concussion), while Pickett (with a concussion) was able to practice 3 days after his concussion?