Playing With a Concussion

Colt McCoy was the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns and when facing the Pittsburgh Steelers he was determined to win. In the fourth quarter linebacker James Harrison slammed into to McCoy where the main point of contact was his head. After being walked off the field by the medical staff McCoy returned to the game only saying, “I’m ready to go”.  Going back out there McCoy threw an interception in the fourth and scored no points. The next morning when talking to his dad McCoy said, “Dad. I don’t know what happened”. McCoy had such a serious concussion that the next morning his memory was gone about the game.  The problem at hand is that athletes today are becoming so big and fast that the impact generated on their hits is enormous. . In an article by IllinoisState.edu the author says, “One of the biggest pushes with  concussions is to educate people, athletes have to be aware of the symptoms, they have to be aware of consequences or else, they can hide things or not even know they’ve suffered an injury.”