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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
Of course players aren't intentionally punching QBs in the head are hitting them with anvils and hammers (though Garrett came close). That's not what happened with Brett Favre during Bountygate either. You have a bit of a strange position in defending concussion protocol, while believing that behaviors that contribute to concussions are just a part of football. Do players purposefully try to put players into concussion? I don't know about that. Do players hit with the intent of making it hurt as much as possible? Definitely. Do they toe the line as much as they can legally get away with? Definitely, some teams and players much more than others. Do they do it with intent to injure - as we learned in Bountygate, lots of teams (not just the Saints) were.
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How is that strange? Concussions are part of the game. But if a player suffers one like many other injuries, precaution needs to be taken to mitigate the risk of reinjury or making the injury worse.
Unless it's obviously clear a player had malicious intent in the hit or if they are a multiple repeat offender, ejecting the defender just seems dumb and overkill.