The NFL and NFLPA released the following statement Wednesday regarding their joint investigation into the concussion protocol following several vicious helmet-to-helmet hits absorbed by Cam Newton in Carolina's Week One game with the Denver Broncos:
October 19, 2016
NFL-NFLPA JOINT STATEMENT
The NFL and NFLPA have conducted reviews of the application of the Concussion Protocol in the September 8th Panthers-Broncos game and have determined the following. In the fourth quarter, Mr. Newton incurred a helmet-to-helmet hit which drew a penalty. Mr. Newton was slow to get up following that hit. The Panthers medical staff and the Unaffiliated Neuro-trauma Consultant (UNC) were positioned together on the sidelines monitoring the game and were unable to see the point of contact and decided to review the play via the sideline video replay system.