Jan 9

Jan 9 Week 18 Injury Report : Travis Kelce, Tyrod Taylor, Cam Newton Concussions & Arguments For Doing Away w/ The Concussion Protocol

2017 Injury Reports

After each week of NFL football games for the 2017-2018 season, the Heads 'N Tales podcast will be posting an episode dedicated to injuries and health & safety topics surrounding the NFL. Specifically we will talk about possible prevention strategies, the rulebook, equipment and other injury buzz around the league. My co-host and strategist for these episodes will be one of my closest friends, Josh Boyd (hence the J in "JK"..I'm the K...). Josh and I grew up playing baseball together. Josh was a division-1 center fielder for Monmouth University and experienced his fair share of injuries throughout his career. Although Josh never played organized football, the dude flat-out knows the game of football and undoubtably knows more about the ins-and-outs of the sport better than I do from both a fan and x's & o's perspective. Our intention for these episodes is to spark conversations around topics that are usually brushed under the rug or only minimally covered in the hopes of making football and all sports safer for the athletes who play them.

You are currently looking at the show notes for WILD CARD WEEKEND FOR THE 2017 SEASON!

WILD CARD WEEKEND INJURIES:

TITANS 22 @ CHIEFS 21

TRAVIS KELCE, KANSAS CITY TE, CONCUSSION

The hit on #Chiefs Travis Kelce that probably left him concussed. Getting checked out. pic.twitter.com/IqqPH2yscQ
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 6, 2018

Clear expression of"No-Go" symptoms (Below)...

Travis Kelce should proooooooobably sit the rest of the game out pic.twitter.com/hQ1DoRZatX
— Barstool Sports (@barstooltweetss) January 6, 2018

Injury occurred in the 2nd Quarter right before halftime.
Kelce did not return to the game.
Kansas City was winning 14-3 at the time of his injury and got to 21-3 by halftime.
Kelce had a concussion earlier in the Season, Week 5 @ Houston
Instagram Comments:
- laurennconroy the hit on Kelce was ridiculous. He was almost on the ground and the hit was unnecessary.
- pabloelcomodin 1)Kelce hit was a unfortunate and I think in the speed of play unavoidable. I think the guy ripping the ball out after the fact is ridiculous.

Tough way for Referee Jeff Triplettee to go out...

Quick whistle:

Wow. @SuperDJ56 #ChiefsKingdom #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/0ZaiAJnstn
— NFL (@NFL) January 6, 2018

PREVIEW: Titans @ Patriots

Key Injuries: Demarco Murray RB Ten, Chris Hogan WR NE, Alan Branch DT NE

Falcons 26 @ Rams 13

Matt Ryan's Visit to the Medical Tent

Anyone else see Matt Ryan hit this hoe tho pic.twitter.com/cFDa0sKGOE
— Jayy Wade ⚡️⚜️ (@BlaccqAtlas) January 7, 2018

Peekaboo!

Sneaking shots of Matt Ryan in a tent, this is what we've come to pic.twitter.com/b69cB0obeZ
— guga (@guga31bb) January 7, 2018

Replay Reviews Taking too Long And Implications on College Targeting Rule adoption

Friggin’ replay reviews.
From the time of the calls on the field, there have been delays of 4:09 (muffed punt) and 3:31 (Gurley no-catch) in the first half of this game.
— Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) January 7, 2018

Replay review is the worst thing to happen to the NFL and MLB. It sucks the life out of any big moment. Just awful. Love Al Michaels for calling it out!
— Kevin Burkhardt (@kevinburkhardt) January 7, 2018

PREVIEW: Falcons @ Eagles

Key Injuries: Julio Jones, Devonta Freeman ATL

Bills 3 @ Jaguars 10...zzzzzz

Richie Incognito, Buffalo Guard, Shoulder

Missed 1 Series and Returned to game

Paul Posluszny, Jacksonville LB, Hip, Did not return

Micah Hyde, buffalo safety, Concussion Protocol

The dangers of d-backs making low tackles with their heads down.
Was Leonard Fournette telling Micah Hyde to see what he hits? The twitter video below shows the plays leading up to Hyde's concussion. I recommend putting the volume on mute for the second video.

The play before Hyde got hurt, Fournette told him to get that head up.....some learn the hard way. #BUFvsJAX pic.twitter.com/JqJYu61woU
— Jack 🥃 (@AlcoVol) January 7, 2018

Leonard Fournette schools Micah Hyde on how to tackle properly then Hyde learns the tough way #rookiesschoolingvets @barstoolsports @PatMcAfeeShow pic.twitter.com/xFgYKhBzDr
— Levi Moore (@LeviCMoore) January 7, 2018

Unfortunately this is the only video of the play because all twitter cared about was Micah squirting water at a fan on his way to the locker room.

[Highlight] Micah Hyde sprays water at some fans in the stands pic.twitter.com/L1OfzsHFok
— TheRenderNFL (@TheRenderNFL) January 7, 2018

Nick O’Leary, Buffalo TE, No Concussion Check

Nick O'Leary is crushed by Myles Jack #Jaguars #Gobills #WildcardWeekend pic.twitter.com/xabTfMpNBe
— Jordan Tomiyama (@Jttomiyama) January 7, 2018

Tyrod Taylor, Buffalo qb, Concussion

The #Bills Tyrod Taylor injury, he's just getting up now pic.twitter.com/vMRwWoBXCI
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 7, 2018

Tyrod Taylor knocked out cold after getting slammed to the ground. #Bills #BUFvsJAX #NFL pic.twitter.com/4PdQyqFcEA
— Krusty Sox Sports (@KrustySoxSports) January 7, 2018

PREVIEW: Jaguars @ Steelers

Key Injuries: Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh WR

Panthers 26 @ Saints 31

Cam Newton, Carolina QB, Concussion?

Here is #Panthers QB Cam Newton falling down on the way to the sideline, couldn't make it all the way on his own pic.twitter.com/VTo8DBerJc
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 8, 2018

Cam Newton got DESTROYED.pic.twitter.com/cK5Y410etG
— LeadingNFL ™ (@LeadingNFL) January 8, 2018

Post game sunglasses a sign of sensitivity to light?

What's Cam Newton hiding behind those sunglasses?? https://t.co/7vIFW2WhfR via @YahooSports
— MCCNP 💯%™ 💙 (@MCCNP) January 8, 2018

Instagram Comment:
- kirby_philly And again the nfl failed its players by forgoing any semblance of their so-called “concussion protocol “ I can’t believe Cam Newton was allowed back in the game... 4 minutes later!!!
Team vs NFL, whose decision is it?