Haley
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That's the thing. It's scary to me how Welker ended up with a concussion on that play. It wasn't anything particularly egregious - just a solid hit that would have been perfectly legal in the past, and not that much direct contact to the head. As Peachhead notes, it was probably the deceleration impact more than anything that resulted in the concussion. If that hit gives Welker a concussion, I really question whether he should be taking NFL contact.
Yeah, I definitely agree with you there.
Even though I see the same vector of motion that the ref saw with that arm moving through the hit (let me be clear that I don't think the hit was dirty but I do think his head got hit enough to draw penalty given the current rule), even I can't imagine how Welker could be concussed either by the hit or by the ground. This is a scary situation for Welker and I hope he does the right thing.
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