Quote:I am aware of possible concussion injuries that take place around the league each day. On this particular instance even when I regrettably chastised Pierce for the play I questioned myself as to why he did it. It wasn't until after I read his comments after the game that I suspected he may have been injured. 

 

That's when I began to question the coaching staff because such a blatant action Pierce did would have warrant a conversation on the sidelines. During that talk, there would have been a strong possibility it would have led to Pierce being led back to the locker room for a evaluation.  If the medical staff and Independent Neurologist saw symptoms. 

 

Players cant remove themselves from the game because they are unaware of their own symptoms at the current state due to the speed of the game.

 

Thats why the independent doctors were brought in to observe particular behaviors.