Mike Holmgren, President of the Cleveland Browns, was reported as saying that Colt McCoy was not checked out on the sidelines for concussion symptoms after being hit by James Harrison because Cleveland's medical staff was not aware of the severity of the blow he received. Yes, he said that. I'm not sure who is supposed to be watching the game, in which this type of event would be noticed, but usually when your QB is lying prostrate on the ground out in the open and a guy from the Steelers wearing jersey number 92 is walking away from him, that probably means something "severe" has just occurred. And what about the two schmucks out on the field with him in the photo above? Who are they, street sweepers out to clean up the mess?
This is probably the most idiotic response to the consequences of a play that involved just two players, out in the open field, I have ever heard. Apparently, Colt McCoy's father knew it was serious just watching from the stands as he should have since his son had probably not before in his football career been hit in this way by a guy wearing Steelers' number 92. And what did the two "street sweepers" report when they got to the sidelines with McCoy? Apparently the QB had no memory of the hit but what then precipitated these two gentlemen going out on the field? Did THEY see it? If I'm the Commissioner, which I will never be because 1) I have common sense and 2) I played football beyond high school, I would want a better explanation than that concerning the apres-hit sideline activities. And what about the team's player's rep or the NFLPA? Shouldn't THEY be interested in the welfare of an individual they represent?
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