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NFL Notes: Officials will look for concussions
NFL asks officials to watch for concussions
NEW YORK — The NFL told its game officials to watch closely for concussion symptoms in players.
Ten days after San Diego guard Kris Dielman sustained a head injury against the Jets and later suffered a seizure on the team's flight home from New York, the league's injury and safety panel issued the directive Wednesday.
"Our game officials will receive concussion awareness training and will remain alert to possible concussions during games," league spokesman Greg Aiello said. "If an official believes a player may have suffered a concussion, he should take appropriate steps to alert the team and get medical attention for the player."
Dielman was concussed with approximately 12 minutes remaining in the Oct. 23 game, after which he struggled to maintain balance. He finished the game despite the head injury and was not assessed until after the loss to New York.
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Chargers’ Kris Dielman suffers seizure on plane after Jets game
San Diego Chargers Pro Bowl left guard Kris Dielman suffered a seizure Sunday while flying home after a loss to the New York Jets, reports say.
Dielman sustained a concussion late in the game but continued to play, accordingto the Associated Press. The grand mal seizure occurred later as their plane was descending into San Diego.
Concussions are a major risk of football, boxing and other high-impact sports, and health professionals have been trying to raise awareness of the short-term and long-term damage they may cause.
Symptoms afterward may include headache, convulsion, vomiting and, yes, seizures (otherwise known as convulsions), according to the the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Many studies seem to look for seizures in the moments right after the concussion occurs, but according to a Merck Manuals page, they can occur even a week or more after the original head injury.
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As we have highlighted the Dielman injury was very poorly handled and regardless of how you view it, it put the mans life in danger. Mike Florio has been all over it (see posts below), as has Will Carroll of Sports Illustrated, and you can add Boomer Esiason to that list. According to this editorial Boomer did not hold back;
Esiason also took a shot at the Chargers’ medical staff and coaches after offensive lineman Kris Dielman continued to play after suffering a concussion that subsequently caused a seizure on the plane ride home.
“What about his teammates saying something? How about the referees saying something? Yet he played and finished the game out,” Esiason said. “… I’m always talking about concussions, managing them and looking out for them. This was a clear dose of negligence in my eyes on the part of the San Diego Chargers and their medical staff.”
Now Monday Night Football and ESPN has the opportunity to make its feelings known as the Chargers play tonight. inom wil