Chicago Bears rookie security Jaquan Brisker is within the NFL’s concussion protocol after Sunday’s loss in Atlanta.
Brisker missed follow Wednesday, and his standing for Sunday’s sport in opposition to the New York Jets stays in query as he undergoes additional analysis.
Brisker performed 53 of 55 defensive snaps in opposition to the Falcons however was twice pulled off the sphere to be evaluated for a head harm.
The first occasion got here on the Falcons’ opening sequence after the rookie tackled quarterback Marcus Mariota throughout a scramble. Brisker’s head slammed into the again of Falcons tight finish MyCole Pruitt in the course of the sequence, and the defensive again was sluggish attending to his toes.
He was pulled from the sport to be checked out however missed only one snap earlier than returning.
In the third quarter, Brisker was shaken up once more after serving to to take down Cordarrelle Patterson on a brief run. It appeared like a routine play, however Brisker grabbed his head and gave the impression to be in discomfort after he hit the turf. He subsequently was taken off the sphere earlier than the subsequent play to be checked out once more. Still, he returned for the subsequent sequence and completed the sport.
He was not formally identified with a concussion till Monday.
Two others Bears gamers — cornerback Kyler Gordon and linebacker Sterling Weatherford — additionally landed within the concussion protocol after the sport. Gordon was helped off the sphere after Mariota scored on a 10-yard landing run late within the third quarter. Gordon collided with Mariota on the aim line and stayed down. Unlike Brisker, although, he didn’t return to the sport within the fourth quarter.
The NFL’s concussion-related procedures have been underneath heightened scrutiny this season after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagavailoa was allowed to return to the sphere after taking a giant hit throughout a Week 3 win over the Buffalo Bills. Tagavailoa shook his head, stumbled round and was notably wobbly after taking that hit. But after the Dolphins medical workers and an unaffiliated neurotrauma marketing consultant assessed him, the group in the end declared it a again concern. Tagavailoa completed that sport and was cleared to begin in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals 4 nights later.
In that sport, Tagavailoa was flung to the turf by a Bengals defender, hit his head and went into the fencing response, which happens when the mind absorbs important power.
The NFL launched an investigation and subsequently amended its concussion-related guidelines, prohibiting any participant who throughout a sport displays ataxia — abnormality of steadiness or stability, motor coordination or dysfunctional speech attributable to a neurological concern — to return.
“If a guy is visibly impaired, you’ve got to protect him,” Bears linebacker Nicholas Morrow instructed the Tribune final month. “There’s a responsibility on both ends. (As) players, we have to be mindful of how we approach the protocols, but it also has to be executed to the highest efficiency.”
Still, even with heightened warning, a participant’s need to return to the sphere generally can complicate issues.
The NFL’s chief medical director Allen Sills acknowledged final month that, regardless of heightened warning and procedures, the potential for gamers returning to the sphere after experiencing a concussion stays.
“We want to always err on the side of pulling players and evaluating them and keeping them out if they may be injured,” Sills instructed the Tribune. “Diagnosing concussion stays tough. Even at present in 2022, with all of our expertise and all of the understanding we now have, we nonetheless must rely very closely on affected person self-report signs.
“I’ve been a neurosurgeon for over 30 years, and I will tell you that there are some cases where the diagnosis is very easy and straightforward, but there are others where it’s very difficult to make, and we still have a lot to learn about those difficult cases and what is and is not a concussion.”
The statuses of Brisker, Gordon and Weatherford for Sunday’s sport at MetLife Stadium shall be value monitoring because the week strikes ahead.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com