Any updates on Luke?

[AKPantherFan]

??? Anyone know anything more than what we already know? 

[ed bell]

Concussion protocol is going to be frustrating for folks wanting more info. You'll get few if any meaningful updates until he comes back to the practice field for sideline work. 

[the butch]

I'm guessing no update until Wednesday, and no determination if he'll play until Saturday.

[X-Clown on 1]

He's still trying to figure out why that trainer tackled him to the ground......

[top dawg]

That was the perfect example of how NOT to tackle.  Hopefully that never happens again. 

[kungfoodude]

Hopefully it isn't one of those lingering concussions. I would love to have him for next Sunday but if he needs to sit, so be it. No rush.

[chknwing]

since he knocked himself back to 3rd grade, hes got quite a few tests to pass. :)

[AKPantherFan]

Yeah, the hit was horrible. If I remember correctly it looked like he stumbled a little bit then fell into the guy head first. 

Very scary moment. My wife and I both were holding our breath. I was expecting them to have to take him out on a stretcher. 

Yeah, and vermil (right?) tackling him probably didn't help. lol. 

 

But, whe he did get up and started yelling at the defense I was very encouraged and expected to at least see him back on the sideline cheerleading. 

 

I just hope it's not worse than what they say. 

[KJ89]

He's lucky he didn't break his neck..

[Soul Rebel]

That hit looked pretty bad off. Luke had no idea where he was for awhile. It reminded me of when an animal gets hit crossing the street and the shock/stun of what happened has them wandering. It eased my concerns a little bit when he was pumping his defense up as he walked off, like a true leader. Glad he didn't come back in the game and hope that it wasn't so severe that his long-term health is a concern moving forward. Luke plays at one speed and concussion concerns don't fit that speed at all. 

Hope he's doing better and the Panthers are smart with his diagnosis. I wonder if Chris Borland is reaching out to him too.

[ecu88]

He's lucky he didn't break his neck..

It definitely looked more of a neck stinger than concussion, like his body was in a shock/not responding even though he did.  If it was a bad concussion he would have not been responding by encouraging his teammates.  Hopefully good news will come in soon but I have never seen him ever tackle so poorly, even my fiance said during preseason that Luke was being himself on the field or looked like the same player but she doesn't know football that much lol.  Keep pounding Luke, keep pounding Williams, and keep pounding Panthers!

[AKPantherFan]

Found this from Cam's post game interview when asked about luke;

 

“Yeah, he’s fine. I talked to him at halftime and he was doing the procedure then. Everything is on the up and up, nothing to serious we’re hoping.”

[ecu88]

How many times can we all recall Luke tackle with his head down, 0!  His tackling technique is like the golden standard for kids to model and professionals.  Hopefully this is the last scare this year for the team. Get all the bad luck out early unlike last year.

[h0llywood]

I may be in the minority here but I would be ok with sitting Luke out for next week even if he is cleared. Concussions are no joke.