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10/11 18:11 CDT NFL concussion protocol was followed when Bills QB Josh Allen
was evaluated in Houston, league says
NFL concussion protocol was followed when Bills QB Josh Allen was evaluated in
Houston, league says
By The Associated Press
The NFL and its players association said Friday the required steps were
followed when Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was evaluated for a
concussion last week at Houston and cleared to return to the game.
The league and the NFL Players Association said in a joint statement they
reviewed reports from the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant and booth
spotters and "those reports confirm that the steps required by the league's
concussion protocol were followed." The statement added that the protocol was
"jointly" put in place by the league and the association.
Allen left the game with roughly six minutes to play after his helmet slammed
to the turf following an incomplete pass. He went into the medical tent for
observation and returned in time for Buffalo's next series. Allen's final five
passes fell incomplete.
Allen declined to provide much detail about his evaluation Wednesday, three
days after the 23-20 loss to the Texans.
"I obviously went into the tent," said Allen, who was listed with injuries to
his left hand and ankle on the team's injury report this week. "I can only
control what I can control. What we talked about there, they deemed me cleared
to play, and that's what happens. That's as deep as I'll get into it."
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