On Josh Allen, the NFL, concussions, and informed consent

Last Sunday, with 6:02 left in the fourth quarter of the Buffalo Bills’ loss to the Houston Texans in Week 5, Bills Mafia had its collective breath taken away. Superstar quarterback and pretty-much-consensus terrific human being Josh Allen was taken to the ground, with his head visibly slamming against the turf. Allen was briefly evaluated in the blue medical tent and returned to the game after missing just one play — allowing for a collective sigh of relief.

Regardless, many of us are still worried about that situation, and wonder if Allen was actually alright or if the NFL’s independent evaluations may have failed again. Bills fans have witnessed a fair bit of this with also…