There are multiple steps in the NFL's concussion protocol, particularly as they pertain to players returning to the field.

The Indianapolis Colts got a win against the Tennessee Titans for their third straight of the season, but they lost one of their key wide receivers in the process. Alec Pierce left the game after landing hard while jumping for a deep ball from Daniel Jones. Unfortunately, he's now in concussion protocol, according to James Boyd of The Athletic.

The NFL and NFL Players Association jointly announced new guidelines on Monday designed to probe and punish teams who violate the league's concussion protocol. Under the new policy, when a team's medical staff or other employee is determined to violate the ...

Drake Maye avoided concussion protocol after a head hit vs. Steelers, sparking criticism from Jonathan Jones over NFL spotters’ miss.

NEW YORK -- The NFL insists that its concussion settlement program does not require the clinicians who evaluate former players for payouts to make race a factor in their determinations. Several of those clinicians, however, appear to disagree, and some of ...

Pierce was a playmaker for the Colts last season, hauling in seven touchdowns while averaging 22.2 yards per catch (which ranked first in the NFL). The Colts will certainly miss their deep threat and jump ball specialist against the Rams if he's stuck in concussion protocol.

Mayer suffered a concussion on a scary hit on a special-teams play in the first half of the Raiders’ 41-24 loss at the Washington Commanders on Sunday. He has been in the NFL’s concussion protocol since and he must pass through the protocol before being cleared to play.

Trump has previously denied the severity of brain injuries. In 2016, he criticized the NFL’s concussion protocols. In 2020, he described traumatic brain injuries U.S. service members sustained during a missile strike as “headaches” that he didn’t consider to be “very serious injuries” compared with people who lost limbs.