Josh Allen Given Smelling Salts After Huge Hit - Doctor Explains

Josh Allen certainly looked to be unconscious on the field at the end of the Bills Texans game after hitting his head hard on the turf. Yet he returned to the game just minutes later.

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[maldonadofitness]

What's even crazier is them trying to cover it up. 3 mins after this they said it was a chest injury, and then after the game Josh Allen said he just rolled his ankle on that play.

[WalkBesideMe]

NFL Concussion protocol is a joke with this especially. Absolutely reckless

[kenxclout]

I was at this game! I was like no way is he coming back in, he was on the ground for a minute. Buffalo realized Trubisky was their backup and said nah 😬

[will]

Doctors: "What's 12 + 8?"
Allen: "Chicken nuggets"
Doctors: "He's good to go"

[sadamoneal]

This is disgraceful especially after we saw what happened with Tua. Fans are now hyper aware of concussion symptoms. The Bills need to be investigated after this !

[chillivanasmr]

Josh Allen: I have a concussion.
NFL: um...no you don't?
Josh Allen: ok.

[terrystokes]

Just saw his interview on local TV: "I got hit in the chest and I rolled my ankle"
... I have no words!

[lauriekurdziel]

His head did a double bounce, too. Lifelong Bills fan and I didnt want Allen back in. Trubisky, couldve handed the ball off to get in for a running TD, instead of Josh throwing twice and not connecting with his receivers that couldnt catch a damn thing all day

[Docstantinople]

Josh Allen is very physical player and displays a lot of toughness on the field. He runs into contact and e pops right back up when he gets tackled. He didn’t pop right back up after this hit. Dude hit his head hard and was unconscious. Definitely a concussion. Somehow he weaseled his way back in the. NFL touts how it is so much safer and takes steps to prevent players from continuing to play in situations like these but then stuff like this happens and they get away with it. Dude was clearly concussed, lost consciousness and somehow still allowed to play. Not to mention think want to sell us that it was an issue with the ankle which it’s clearly not.

[idawg]

I'm a dolphins fan, hope allen is ok and that the bills medical staff isn't covering shit up like we did with tua 2 years ago

[arenmakau]

It’s worth noting his Pass completion percentage has plummeted since he banged his head against the Ravens last week.

[christopherhaynes]

That’s the second concussion in two weeks. They rushed him off the field last week in Baltimore to avoid the “independent specialist” last week he hit the back of his head once on the bad trick play and once on a sack

[Christine_GoBills]

Bills fan here and I was furious he went back in. We want to ensure a future with him, not one game (and we lost anyway!)

[kyledabearsfan]

NFL concussion protocol doesnt apply to the stars, just like the refs dont penalize them the same.

[TheBarisaxman]

Tua has a concussion - Everyone loses their minds
Anyone else has a concussion - Give that guy some smelling salts and say "he got his bell rung"

[mellomike]

These are supposed to be independent neurologist who do not have a stake involved, not team doctors. Allen was clearly unconscious, refused to go into the tent at first, then the evaluation takes half the time that it normally does. Then the smelling salts? This is just egregious. The protocol is supposed to protect players from themselves. Someone in that blue tent got paid!

[trv]

There's no way they allowed him in the game. Come on bruh. He was sleeping on the field.

[bucsheels]

That's how bad they wanted to not put in Mitch Trubisky

[TheSoulDivided]

Guys, we all know only Tua gets concussions. Everybody else is completely fine.

[johngent]

I totally agree with your assessment and what I saw myself on this play . Maybe worse is the fact that none of the week 5 review shows I've watched brought this up. Thanks Brian - JohnG