Mild Concussion for Benji

[*FreeFua*]

Hell, Burfict shouldn't of been allowed back in if people did there job. He just came back from concusions.....got his bell rung and then they sent him right back out.

To be fair to the Cincy staff Burfict is a retard. Would be pretty tough to differentiate whether or not he's concussed or just his normal self

[R0CKnR0LLA]

news today

 

KB has a concussion

Hardy probably won't play at all this season

POS Burfict gets no suspension, fined half of one percent of his salary

 

 

fuging awesome

[thefuzz]

Man, I feel bad for Cam.

"hey Cam, here is a poo OL, you will be given zero rush attack to play off of and all your WRs will be #3s....now go out score Aaron Rodgers".

 

 

Me too.

 

 

 

Can we, as fans, have any idea how bad it must be to be a millionaire by the time you are 23 years old?  To be overly famous, and get to play a childs game for a very very good living....that has to be the worst.

[Darth Biscuit]

I'm calling it if KB can't go... 

 

 

Bersin with 100 yards and a TD.

[CRA]

Great, here's hoping he gets through and can be healthy for Sunday.

Yeah, go ahead and be ready for that not to happen.

How many players get a concussion and suit up the next Sunday? Optimistic Ron can call it mild f he wants but adding that word doesn't make it more likely he plays.

[Captroop]

Anyone got a gif/video of the hit on Benji? I completely missed that hit.

[micnificent28]

Does this mean steven hill????

[panthermonium]

Me too.

 

 

 

Can we, as fans, have any idea how bad it must be to be a millionaire by the time you are 23 years old?  To be overly famous, and get to play a childs game for a very very good living....that has to be the worst.

 

 

Weak response. Understand context. 

[Acewalker]

Anyone got a gif/video of the hit on Benji? I completely missed that hit.

[PandaPancake]

A mild concussion is a grade 1. Relax the world isn't ending. He just had a headache after taking a hit. He isn't Welker for christ's sake.

[thefuzz]

Weak response. Understand context. 

 

I get tired of the Cam fanboys overreacting to every single damn thing that goes on in this organization.

 

 

 

Cam deserves better.....Pay the man.....Luck gets all the glory....why does the media hate Cam....Dilfer said the Panthers see Cam as a running back.....

 

 

It never freaking stops.  He is a great football player, but these dudes run around here like his mother.

[CRA]

A mild concussion is a grade 1. Relax the world isn't ending. He just had a headache after taking a hit. He isn't Welker for christ's sake.

Grade 1 still makes him unlikely to play

[WUnderhill]

 

 

 

 

Dirty hit. Don't know why it has gone unnoticed. I realize Benji ducked his head a little, but only an idiot thinks that's how you go for a tackle. Waist is where you want to tackle, not upper chest/shoulders/head/neck area which is where Burfict aimed. I realize he's stupid, but he's not THAT stupid. He was head hunting.

[PandaPancake]

Grade 1 still makes him unlikely to play

 

 

The initial treatment is rest, and the team doctors and athletic trainers begin monitoring to see when a player appears to have returned to baseline functioning. Do symptoms return when a player watches practice or when he watches film? Is there return of symptoms with physical activity?

Once symptoms have completely subsided, the player again performs more comprehensive neuropsychological tests interpreted by the team neuropsychologist. There are no pass-fail grades, only additional data for physicians to consider.

If the player is progressing, he would be become eligible for increased physical activity. The workouts would ramp up over a few days if no symptoms occur.

A player feeling normal one day after the game might pass cognitive testing Tuesday and begin a light exercise program, intensify their exercise routine Wednesday, participate in non-contact aspects of practice on Thursday and return to full practice Friday. But if a player has a history of concussions or isn't progressing as quickly as planned, the process moves accordingly.

The medical team increases the exercise regimen to full speed as the player proves he can handle the escalation without incident. Some teams stage controlled contact drills featuring, for example, one lineman blocking another the way they would in an unpadded practice.

"The thing that I think is important here is you don't manage concussions by a calendar," Dr. Herring said. "Some guys may come back in a week. Some guys may come back in six weeks. These steps don't have an expiration date on them. The player's history of injury and other issues come into play."

Once a team doctor signs off on a player's return, the player is evaluated in person by an unaffiliated concussion expert physician approved by both the NFL and NFL Players Association. This unaffiliated expert also must sign off on the player's health before he is allowed to return to play.

"The thinking is that we have done our best work, but an automatic second opinion is built in," Herring said. "We've never had a disagreement, but I would welcome it if we did because we could learn from it. This is a trust issue. We need assurances there is no rush to return to play for any reason."

-- NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee and Bill Bradley, contributing editor