The NFL followed through on its plan to modify concussion protocols Saturday with the announcement of modified guidelines that will go into effect when Week 5 resumes this Sunday.
The landmark news coincided with a statement from the NFL and players association announcing the findings of the now-completed investigation into the Dolphins’ handling of Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion check in Week 3. Less than a week into that investigation, the NFLPA fired the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant involved in Tagovailoa’s evaluation after it was found the doctor reportedly made “several mistakes,” including a “failure to understand his role as UNC and hostility during the investigation process.