The NFL has initiated a review of the concussion protocol applied in the evaluation of New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart during Thursday’s win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
The league announced Friday that the review will be conducted jointly with the NFL Players Association.
Giants head coach Brian Daboll ventured toward the blue injury tent while Dart was being evaluated for a concussion during the Giants’ 34-17 victory over the Eagles. Dart was injured late in the third quarter after he fell into Philadelphia Azeez Ojulari while being sacked by fellow linebacker Patrick Johnson.
“I apologized directly to our team physician. I just wanted (Dart) out there if he was OK,” Daboll told reporters after the game. “But I wanted the process, like we were getting ready to go for it on a potential fourth down, I would have burned a timeout if he could have come out there. I was asking how long was it going to take.
“Again, you want your guy out there. Not at risk of anything else.”
Giants rookie running back Cam Skattebo also poked his head into the blue injury tent.
“I was making sure that Jaxson wasn’t hurting anybody in the injury tent,” Skattebo joked.
“He’s a dog. He wants to be back on the field. I knew going over there, I needed to calm down a little bit because I knew he was going to be on fire. I was trying to go over there before the drive was over, trying to tell him, ‘relax, relax we’re good’, but I had to wait and then when I was in there he was a little fired up, but we know we have to go through protocol and do all that stuff to make sure we can get back on the field. I went in there and kind of, ‘We’re good, man, we’ve got you,’ and that’s it.”
For his part, Dart said he just wanted to get back on the field.
“It felt so long,” Dart said. “Yeah, had a few guys popped in. I was just trying to get back there on the field. I understand they have protocol and whatnot. I was just trying to get out there fast.”
Dart, who was sidelined for two plays, completed 17 of 25 passes for 195 yards and ran for 58 yards on 13 attempts.
The Giants (2-4) visit the Denver Broncos on Oct. 19.
