Cam Newton took a lot of punishment at the hands of the Broncos defense last night and plenty of people are upset that Cam didn’t go through the proper concussion protocol. Some of the hits were legal, with a couple definitely being illegal, although the refs only threw a penalty flag on one occurrence. Cam took the high road after the game, refusing to criticize the refs but the bigger issue is the fact he may have been playing with a concussion and nobody seemed interested in putting him through the proper testing. After the game we found out that Cam was indeed asked a few questions related to the protocol but he couldn’t even remember what they were.
NCAA: Concussions The Cause For Corey Robinson To End His Football Career Early
Wide Receiver and son of former NBA player, David Robinson, Corey has made the difficult but wise decision to end his football career.
NFL: League Finally Admits To Link Between Football And Brain Disease
Roger Goodell and the rest of the NFL higher ups have fiercely refused to admit to any definitive link between playing football and suffering from brain disease or “CTE” later in life. They are trying to protect the game they are paid millions of dollars to oversee but yesterday one of the league’s top officials did an about face and actually admitted to the link, which was somewhat shocking.
NFL: Richard Sherman Says He Doesn’t Need To See Concussion Movie Cause He Sees One Every Sunday!
The NFL offices and Commissioner Roger Goodell are not gonna be fans of Richard Sherman’s latest comments. That’s because he is keeping it real and speaking on the concussions that happen every Sunday during NFL games.
(Video) NFL: Shawne Merriman Explains Why He Turned Down Appearing in “Concussion” Movie
Will Smith is starring in a new movie called “Concussion” and it’s expected to rock the NFL. Former NFL superstar Shawne Merriman says he was approached about being a part of the movie but shot it down.
(Video) NFL: Dolphins’ Dion Sims Motionless After Suffering Concussion
The plague of the NFL is hitting hard to start the first Sunday of the season. Dion Sims of the Dolhpins was diving for a touchdown pass and ended up hitting his head and ultimately suffered a concussion. Sims apparently landed awkwardly and was motionless after the contact with the field.
