Week 18 Injury Report : Travis Kelce, Tyrod Taylor, Cam Newton Concussions & Arguments For Doing Away w/ The Concussion Protocol

After each week of NFL football games for the 2017-2018 season, the Heads 'N Tales podcast will be posting an episode dedicated to injuries and health & safety topics surrounding the NFL. Specifically we will talk about possible prevention strategies, the rulebook, equipment and other injury buzz around the league.  My co-host and strategist for these episodes will be one of my closest friends, Josh Boyd (hence the J in "JK"..I'm the K...).  Josh and I grew up playing baseball together. Josh was a division-1 center fielder for Monmouth University and experienced his fair share of injuries throughout his career.  Although Josh never played organized football, the dude flat-out knows the game of football and undoubtably knows more about the ins-and-outs of the sport better than I do from both a fan and x's & o's perspective.  Our intention for these episodes is to spark conversations around topics that are usually brushed under the rug or only minimally covered in the hopes of making football and all sports safer for the athletes who play them.  

You are currently looking at the show notes for WILD CARD WEEKEND FOR THE 2017 SEASON!

WILD CARD WEEKEND Injuries: Titans 22 @ Chiefs 21 Travis Kelce, Kansas City TE, Concussion

The hit on #Chiefs Travis Kelce that probably left him concussed. Getting checked out. pic.twitter.com/IqqPH2yscQ

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 6, 2018

Clear expression of"No-Go" symptoms (Below)...

Travis Kelce should proooooooobably sit the rest of the game out pic.twitter.com/hQ1DoRZatX

— Barstool Sports (@barstooltweetss) January 6, 2018 Injury occurred in the 2nd Quarter right before halftime. Kelce did not return to the game. Kansas City was winning 14-3 at the time of his injury and got to 21-3 by halftime. Kelce had a concussion earlier in the Season, Week 5 @ Houston Instagram Comme

After each week of NFL football games for the 2017-2018 season, the Heads 'N Tales podcast will be posting an episode dedicated to injuries and health & safety topics surrounding the NFL. Specifically we will talk about possible prevention strategies, the rulebook, equipment and other injury buzz around the league.  My co-host and strategist for these episodes will be one of my closest friends, Josh Boyd (hence the J in "JK"..I'm the K...).  Josh and I grew up playing baseball together. Josh was a division-1 center fielder for Monmouth University and experienced his fair share of injuries throughout his career.  Although Josh never played organized football, the dude flat-out knows the game of football and undoubtably knows more about the ins-and-outs of the sport better than I do from both a fan and x's & o's perspective.  Our intention for these episodes is to spark conversations around topics that are usually brushed under the rug or only minimally covered in the hopes of making football and all sports safer for the athletes who play them.  

You are currently looking at the show notes for WILD CARD WEEKEND FOR THE 2017 SEASON!

WILD CARD WEEKEND Injuries: Titans 22 @ Chiefs 21 Travis Kelce, Kansas City TE, Concussion

The hit on #Chiefs Travis Kelce that probably left him concussed. Getting checked out. pic.twitter.com/IqqPH2yscQ

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 6, 2018

Clear expression of"No-Go" symptoms (Below)...

Travis Kelce should proooooooobably sit the rest of the game out pic.twitter.com/hQ1DoRZatX

— Barstool Sports (@barstooltweetss) January 6, 2018 Injury occurred in the 2nd Quarter right before halftime. Kelce did not return to the game. Kansas City was winning 14-3 at the time of his injury and got to 21-3 by halftime. Kelce had a concussion earlier in the Season, Week 5 @ Houston Instagram Comments: laurennconroy the hit on Kelce was ridiculous. He was almost on the ground and the hit was unnecessary. pabloelcomodin 1)Kelce hit was a unfortunate and I think in the speed of play unavoidable. I think the guy ripping the ball out after the fact is ridiculous. Tough way for Referee Jeff Triplettee to go out...

Quick whistle:

Wow. @SuperDJ56 #ChiefsKingdom #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/0ZaiAJnstn

— NFL (@NFL) January 6, 2018

Horrible way to start the playoffs. I hate to say it but this was not a good performance by the crew. Teams and fans deserve better.

— Mike Pereira (@MikePereira) January 7, 2018 PREVIEW: Titans @ Patriots Key Injuries: Demarco Murray RB Ten, Chris Hogan WR NE, Alan Branch DT NE Falcons 26 @ Rams 13 Matt Ryan's Visit to the Medical Tent

Anyone else see Matt Ryan hit this hoe tho pic.twitter.com/cFDa0sKGOE

— Jayy Wade ⚡️⚜️ (@BlaccqAtlas) January 7, 2018

Peekaboo!

Sneaking shots of Matt Ryan in a tent, this is what we've come to pic.twitter.com/b69cB0obeZ

— guga (@guga31bb) January 7, 2018 Replay Reviews Taking too Long And Implications on College Targeting Rule adoption

Friggin’ replay reviews.
From the time of the calls on the field, there have been delays of 4:09 (muffed punt) and 3:31 (Gurley no-catch) in the first half of this game.

— Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) January 7, 2018

Replay review is the worst thing to happen to the NFL and MLB. It sucks the life out of any big moment. Just awful. Love Al Michaels for calling it out!

— Kevin Burkhardt (@kevinburkhardt) January 7, 2018 PREVIEW: Falcons @ Eagles Key Injuries: Julio Jones, Devonta Freeman ATL Bills 3 @ Jaguars 10...zzzzzz Richie Incognito, Buffalo Guard, Shoulder Missed 1 Series and Returned to game Paul Posluszny, Jacksonville LB, Hip, Did not return Micah Hyde, buffalo safety, Concussion Protocol The dangers of d-backs making low tackles with their heads down. Was Leonard Fournette telling Micah Hyde to see what he hits? The twitter video below shows the plays leading up to Hyde's concussion. I recommend putting the volume on mute for the second video.

The play before Hyde got hurt, Fournette told him to get that head up.....some learn the hard way. #BUFvsJAX pic.twitter.com/JqJYu61woU

— Jack