NFLPA asks NFL to implement concussion protocol changes before Sundays games

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The Brett Kern Jersey NFL Players A sociation released a statement on Friday regarding the league's concu sion protocol after agreeing to changes and is asking the NFL to implement these changes before this weekend's games."Our union has agreed to change the concu sion protocols to protect players from returning to play in the case of any similar incident to what we saw on September 25," the NFLPA Board and Executive Committee said in a statement. "We would like these changes to go David Long Jr. Jersey into effect before this weekend's games to immediately protect the players and hope the NFL accepts the changes before then as well." The announcement comes after a review over how quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's concu sion evaluation was handled in a Week 3 victory against the Bills.The Sept. 25 incident the union is referring to is when Tagovailoa appeared to suffer a head injury after being pushed to the ground against the . He was unstable when he got up Anthony Firkser Jersey and left the field to be evaluated for a concu sion. It was first reported that he had a head injury, but following the game Tagovailoa and the Dolphins said he had sustained a back injury which caused his unstable gait. Fans, players, media and others acro s the NFL world were concerned that the situation was not handled properly, due to Daniel Munyer Jersey how Tagovailoa looked getting up ."As we have discu sed with the NFLPA, we agree that changes to the joint NFL- Jayon Brown Jersey NFLPA protocols are nece sary to further enhance player safety,'' the NFL said in a statement on Friday. "'We have already spoken to members of the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee and the leadership of the Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultants and A.J. Brown Jersey Independent Certified Athletic Trainers who serve as spotters to discu s these likely changes."Four days after the Bills game, Tagovailoa against the Bengals, raising more concerns over how his situation was previously handled. Tagovailoa is currently in concu sion protocol and has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the . Anthony Rush Jersey Last weekend, the NFLPA exercised its right to terminate the Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultant who was involved in the handling of Tagovailoa's injury against the Bills. Hours later, the and NFLPA indicating that the league's concu sion protocol will be changed in the wake of the controversy surrounding the handling of Tagovailoa's injuries.
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