NFL drops the long-awaited hammer on Brian Daboll and the Giants for illegal move with Jaxson Dart
The New York Giants, Brian Daboll, and Cam Skattebo received massive fines for their inference with Jaxson Dart’s concussion evaluation.
The NFL just issued massive fines on the New York Giants, head coach Brian Daboll, and rookie running back Cam Skattebo for interfering with the league’s concussion protocol.
During the Giants’ Week 6 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, Daboll and Skattebo attempted to enter the medical tent while rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart was being evaluated for a concussion.
While Dart would later re-enter the game and be cleared of a concussion, the NFL decided they wouldn’t be playing around with this issue.
The NFL makes an example of the Giants with a massive fine
The NFL has a responsibility to be extremely careful with concussions because of the stigma tied to the sport. Player safety has become increasingly crucial for the league’s future. Because of this, they would take this matter extremely seriously. In the joint NFL-NFLPA statement, the league explained why no one else can enter the tent during a concussion evaluation.
“When the protocol is triggered, all gameday concussion evaluations must take place either in the sideline blue medical tent or in the locker room, to ensure that the player receives a thorough examination without distraction. The concussion protocol states that ‘only medical personnel deemed essential to the care of the athlete may be present for the tent and/or locker room evaluation. This includes the team physician best qualified to evaluate concussion, the club athletic trainer, and the sideline Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultant.’ No other individuals are permitted in the tent or locker room during an evaluation.”
The league further explained that the actions by the Giants, Daboll, and Skattebo were inappropriate and constituted conduct detrimental to the league.
“The NFL and NFLPA concluded that the Giants violated the protocol when Head Coach Brian Daboll and running back Cam Skattebo entered the medical tent and spoke with Mr. Dart before his evaluation was complete, creating the perception that they were interfering with Dart’s exam. While the parties agreed that Coach Daboll’s and Mr. Skattebo’s actions had no actual impact on the exam or the care that Mr. Dart received, their conduct was inconsistent with and demonstrated a disregard for the concussion protocol’s requirements and therefore constituted a violation.”
When asked about the incident following the game, Daboll said he let his emotions get the best of him.
“There are a lot of emotions. And I am certainly an emotional guy. I apologized directly to our team physician. I just wanted his [expletive] out there if he was okay . . . I was asking how long is it gonna take. You want your guy out there, not at risk of anything else.”
Additionally, immediately after the game against Philadelphia, Skattebo explained that he was trying to calm down Dart after he was dragged into the tent.
“I was making sure Jaxson wasn’t hurting anybody in the injury tent,” Skattebo told reporters.
Ultimately, this massive fine was expected due to the serious nature of the matter. Thankfully, the fine is only monetary, and there are no other significant implications, such as draft capital.
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