reporter: i ve seen and felt my share of head injuries. my initial reaction is with this term ataxia being added to the mandatory no-go or cannot continue to play symptoms, you know, you re going to have team physicians and unaffiliated neurotrauma consultants and spotters in the booth who are supposed to look for signs of neurological impairment. they re going to be looking for the ataxia, you mentioned the abnormality of balance or stability, motor coordination. if any evidence of that is found, the player can t return to play. but the immediate question, pam, is how is that much different than before? right? as a former player and see something of the reaction from former players and the protocol already stated that players showing signs of a concussive or subcon ucussive bw shouldn t have been allowed to re-enter the game.
to their list of symptoms. after a suspected head trauma, physicians and trainers will be looking for signs of the condition. under these new guidelines, tua would not have been allowed to return to the bills on september 25th, though an investigation found the dolphins did not violate the protocol, rather they found the protocol insufficient. they say the updated language should give game day spotters more. if we re going to be wrong, we d rather hold someone how the who doesn t have a brain injury and we re being cautious than to put someone out who does have a
today new concussion rules went into effect for the nfl, meant to keep players safe. and today one player was already taken out of a game for a confirmed concussion. another is out of a heart hit. raphe sanchez has more. reporter: tonight, even as the nfl tightens rules around concussions, more horrific injuries on the field. smith goes down. looks like he collapses. detroit lions quarterback saivion smith taken to the hospital with a suspected neck injury, though no sign of a concussion. it comes as the nfl and player s union agree to a more cautious approach to concussions. a player won t be allowed back on the field if they show symptoms of ataxia, a brain disorder that can cause unsteady balance, impaired cord nagts, or slurred speech. we re trying to make the concussion protocol even more conservative. reporter: miami dolphins, teddy bridgewater, the first player removed as precaution under the new protocol. another player confirmed concussed
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