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By Matt Vensel | December 2, 2011
Ravens defensive tackle Arthur Jones, who suffered a concussion in the Week 10 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, is no longer experiencing symptoms and has been cleared to suit up Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. The second-year player said he is looking forward to playing the Browns after having been idle for two weeks. “I can't wait,” he said with a wide grin. “I feel great. It was a fun week of practice. It feels good being back out there. Two weeks off, in a dark room, wasn't fun, trying to get my body in gear, my physical health back right.” And Jones, a noted gamer who invites fans on Twitter to play Xbox with him, has gotten back in that game, too. “Towards the end, when I started to feel better,” he said.
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By Sports Digest | March 18, 2010
Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen says the team is inviting 500 area high school football coaches to a concussion forum during a minicamp next month. Speaking Wednesday at a panel discussion as part of Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capitol Hill, Allen said the Redskins have sent a letter to coaches in Washington, Maryland and Virginia, asking them to attend practice at new coach Mike Shanahan 's first minicamp and participate in an information session about concussions.
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By From Sun news services | December 3, 2009
NFL teams now have new, stricter instructions for when players should be allowed to return to games or practices after head injuries, guidelines that go into effect this week. In the latest step by the league to address a hot-button issue, commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to the 32 clubs Wednesday saying a player who gets a concussion shouldn't return to action the same day if he shows certain signs or symptoms. Those include an inability to remember assignments or plays, a gap in memory, persistent dizziness and persistent headaches.
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By Jeff Zrebiec | May 18, 2012
A day after making a handful of roster additions and cuts, the Ravens announced on Wednesday that they had released fullback Chad Diehl, an undrafted free agent who had participated in the team's rookie minicamp over the weekend. No reason for the move was given, but Diehl shed a little light on it on his Facebook page. “At rookie mini-camp this past weekend I suffered another concussion,” Diehl said via the Spartanburg Herald Journal (S.C.) . “With this concussion happening so soon after the concussion I had in January at the Senior Bowl it left many people concerned including family, doctors, and myself about my health and future if I were to continue playing.
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By Tony Grossi, The Plain Dealer | December 21, 2011
The Browns will not be disciplined by the NFL for their handling of the Colt McCoy concussion injury in Pittsburgh on Dec. 8, according to league spokesman Greg Aiello. The Browns put McCoy back in the game without testing for a concussion. The NFLPA has not decided whether to file a grievance against the club, said union spokesman Carl Francis in an email reply. The incident spurred two changes in league protocol. Teams were notified on Wednesday that starting with this weekend's games: To read more, go to http://blog.cleveland.com/browns_impact/print.html?
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By Dr. Modena Wilson and Dr. Alain Joffe and Dr. Modena Wilson and Dr. Alain Joffe,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | May 13, 1997
In a previous column, we reported on guidelines for returning athletes to sports after a concussion (a transient alteration in mental status caused by a blow to the head). The importance of following these guidelines is highlighted in a recent issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Health Promotion.The March 14 issue reports on the death of two young football players, both of whom died from complications of what has come to be termed "second impact syndrome."