After it was revealed that Cameron Brate suffered a concussion, questions immediately arose pertaining to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the NFL, and the collective concussion protocol that seemingly didn't protect Brate.

This is due to the events that led after the hit that supposedly gave Brate the concussion, in which he played at least one more snap after the hit before being ruled out for the rest of the game against the Kansas City Chiefs in the second half.

When will we learn?! #Bucs TE Cameron Brate returned just a few plays after this blow to the head.

He was later placed in concussion protocol. A second hit to the head when the brain is still recovering from a concussion is incredibly dangerous pic.twitter.com/R0TjrHvWMq

— Inside Injuries (@InsideInjuries) October 3, 2022

Todd Bowles was asked about the sequence of events today and he gave some pretty interesting answers, including a mini timeline of events related to the Brate injury.

"He [Brate] went on the sideline and complained of shoulder discomfort," Bowles said. "Nothing about his head."

Bowles went on to explain what went down after Brate went back into the game, after Brate began to display concussion symptoms, and what the Buccaneers did after that.

"He was checked out three times, nothing came up, he went back in until the end of the [first] half," Bowles explained. "At halftime, he started having symptoms. Obviously they were delayed, they [the Buccaneers medical staff] tested him, and we kept him out for the rest of the game."

These details explain a lot, given how odd the situation was handled initially.

But given the controversy surrounding other mishandled concussion situations, you can bet there's going to be a check-in of some sorts from the league and maybe even the NFLPA just to make sure everything was handled correctly.

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