The NFL Players Association is requesting a change to the league’s concussion protocol ahead of the Week 5 slate of games.
In a statement on Friday, the union wrote that it agreed to change the concussion protocol to “protect players from returning to play in the case of any similar incident” in the nature of the one seen with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in the Dolphins’ game against the Bills on Sept. 25.
“We would like these changes to go into effect before the weekend’s games to immediately protect the players and hope the NFL accepts the change before then as well,” the statement read.