NFLPA has told the NFL that it wants to initiate a review of the concussion protocols in light of Tua Tagovailoa’s return to today’s game in Miami, per source.
Originally Posted by crayzkirk:
I've always wondered just how independent you can be when you are paid by the people you are supposed to be independent of?
The injury to Mahomes in the playoff game didn't look very severe at the time however based on what we saw, he was injured. He was wobbly and unsteady. Later, he said he was fine to go back in however the Chiefs coaching staff would not put him in. And this was in a playoff game.
The lack of concern over Tua's health is alarming to me. The coach said something to the effect later of: He's fine, it was just a concussion... WTF?
Business don't care about the employees... They are raw materials to be used up and replaced. After all, it's not really your job, it's theirs. You are just filling it for now.
There is zero actual independence when a doctor is paid by a party to examine a patient. [Reply]
Originally Posted by srvy:
What else would cause disorientation and stumbling like paralysis? Could a pinched nerve do that or something with the spinal cord? If it's not a concussion then it seems to me he needs some extensive testing to see what's going on.
It was very hot in that game with heat index of 100. Several players had to leave the game due to heat related illness. Rising quickly from a seated or lying position can cause temporary dizziness due to orthostatic hypotension. [Reply]
The NFLPA’s decision to terminate the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant involving in clearing Tua Tagovailoa came after the union’s discovery of “several mistakes” made by the doctor in its view, per source.
The NFLPA’s decision to terminate the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant involving in clearing Tua Tagovailoa came after the union’s discovery of “several mistakes” made by the doctor in its view, per source.
Originally Posted by B_Ambuehl:
It was very hot in that game with heat index of 100. Several players had to leave the game due to heat related illness. Rising quickly from a seated or lying position can cause temporary dizziness due to orthostatic hypotension.
So the head injury is utterly coincidental to the head trauma??
So he's all but confirmed to have had a concussion Sunday and got what we can all assume is a much worse second concussion Thursday. Really hope his life isn't significantly impacted moving forward. [Reply]
