Nfl must change playoff concussion protocol

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by -King-

If a player tackles another player low and the runner gets injured, should the tackler be suspended? If Higgins had a concussion on the goal line play, you think Sorensen should be suspended this week?

When did I say suspend anyone? If a player hits a guy into a concussion, at the very least the NFL should have stricter targeting rules and the defender should sit out for as long as the offensive player is in protocol. If you're going to create stricter rules about what a concussion is, there should be equally strict rules about targeting. If Higgins ended up with a concussion, Sorensens hit should fall into that category. At the very least. Higgins didn't have a concussion so it's kind of irrelevant.

Tackling low is different. If the tackle was blatantly dirty, throw the guy out. But unlike concussions, the offensive player decides if he wants to go back in. Concussion rules follow arguably arbitrary protocol and the league understandably is stricter maybe than they even need to be. If they create those rules out of player safety, then they absolutely should explore rules on the opposite side to bring that into balance.