THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams guard David Edwards has entered the concussion protocol and won’t play on Monday evening after telling the workforce that he “was a bit of bit foggy,” head coach Sean McVay stated on Saturday.
“Clearly, you’ll be able to’t be too cautious with a few of these issues,” McVay stated. “We went by way of the protocol, he’ll be in concussion protocol proper now, and so on account of that, he’ll be out for the sport.
“Nevertheless it was nice for him to have the ability to type of talk. We took the correct steps, particularly, with the scenario that occurred on Thursday. However actually simply generally, no matter whether or not or not that occurred with [Miami Dolphins QB] Tua [Tagovailoa], [it’s] one thing we take very critical and I admire him dealing with it the correct approach.”
On Thursday evening, Tagovailoa was taken off the sector on a stretcher after his head hit the turf late within the first half towards the Cincinnati Bengals. Tagovailoa was taken to the College of Cincinnati Medical Heart and discharged later that evening.
Simply 4 days earlier, within the Dolphins’ Week 3 win over the Buffalo Payments, Tagovailoa left the sport after hitting his head on the bottom. He was taken to the locker room and examined for a concussion however returned to the sport.
McVay stated the scenario with Tagovailoa has introduced “heightened consciousness” to the concussion protocol.
“Whether or not that occurred or not would have zero to do with our method with David Edwards,” McVay stated. “However I do know there’s been a whole lot of, I do not need to say hypothesis, however a whole lot of questions in that scenario and specific introduced mild to a whole lot of questions.
“I really feel actually good concerning the processes and the procedures which have been in place since I have been right here and on this position because it pertains to the communication with the medical group. I do know the NFL’s doing all the things of their energy to do the correct factor by the gamers and I absolutely consider that.”
McVay stated “there is a good likelihood” that guard Bobby Evans will change Edwards towards the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Evening Soccer.