Rico still dealing with concussion symptoms

[Rockport]

Quit.

That was a fairly innocuous hit by NFL standards. Those happen all game every game.

Get out while you can.

Please educate yourself before making such a stupid statement.

 

[LucaBrasi]

Rico took a hit to the head. Crosby got hurt going down to give hea...never mind. You get the picture. Two different injuries.

3 time champion

 

[ALBIT]

Think about your FUTURE. Dont rush back. Just get better. I wish you well. Forget football. Its not worth it

 

[darthseinfeld]

Retire and play hoops oversee's if you still want to play competitive sports

 

[Doc50]

If his concussion symptoms have really lasted this long, he needs to give serious consideration to giving up football. If he and/or the Cowboys are manipulating the IR system it will be evident if he returns and never has any more concussion issues.

At the very least, if his concussion symptoms are lingering, he should not even be back with the football team this year. He should be meeting with neurological specialists to see if something is inherently wrong or his injury was much more severe.

It just seems strange to me that he has had no history of concussions, hasn't even played football in years, and suddenly he has one of the worse concussions the NFL has seen in years. Either he and/or the Cowboys are making this worse than it is to avoid any NFLPA/NFL issues or something is seriously wrong and football should be the last of his concerns.

This is in no way the worst concussion the NFL has seen.

We simply now have a legitimate program, in which the victim actually is monitored by medical specialists, and is not cleared until resolution of all deficits and symptoms. This may take up to 12 months, but is usually just a few days or weeks. There is currently no clear data to indicate that one concussion of 3 months' duration is equal to 3 concussions of 1 month's duration, or 6 of 2 weeks' duration. But one may assume.

The pre-protocol history of this is rampant with mistreatment of this medical disorder.
"Don't wuss out", and "Rub some dirt on it" are examples of the FB attitude that has prevailed.
As CTE is studied more, it's likely that those victims that played and sustained more blows before the resolution of their symptoms, will be found to be at the most risk.

So, just follow the protocol, then move forward.

The finding of stage 3 CTE in Aaron Hernandez at the age of 27 does put the entire sport in jeopardy, though.
We'll soon have a blood test that can detect early stages of CTE, and we may be surprised by how young the victims may be, and enlightened by the discovery of other factors which may be protective or detrimental.

We need those $3,000 helmets now.

 

[Reality]

This is in no way the worst concussion the NFL has seen.

We simply now have a legitimate program, in which the victim actually is monitored by medical specialists, and is not cleared until resolution of all deficits and symptoms. This may take up to 12 months, but is usually just a few days or weeks. There is currently no clear data to indicate that one concussion of 3 months' duration is equal to 3 concussions of 1 month's duration, or 6 of 2 weeks' duration. But one may assume.

The pre-protocol history of this is rampant with mistreatment of this medical disorder.
"Don't wuss out", and "Rub some dirt on it" are examples of the FB attitude that has prevailed.
As CTE is studied more, it's likely that those victims that played and sustained more blows before the resolution of their symptoms, will be found to be at the most risk.

So, just follow the protocol, then move forward.

The finding of stage 3 CTE in Aaron Hernandez at the age of 27 does put the entire sport in jeopardy, though.
We'll soon have a blood test that can detect early stages of CTE, and we may be surprised by how young the victims may be, and enlightened by the discovery of other factors which may be protective or detrimental.

We need those $3,000 helmets now.

I think you need to go back and read my post again .. or maybe you replied to the wrong post ..

First, I said "one of the worst in recent years" not "the worst ever". Second, I didn't say he didn't have a concussion and I didn't say that concussions are not serious injuries .. I said just the opposite in fact.

The point of my post was that he just started playing football again over the last couple of years and if he already has a concussion that's bad enough to last for close to 2 months, his priority should be on his health, not football. Rico was talking about being ready to get back out there before they put him on IR.

As I said above, assuming there's no manipulation going on with placing him on IR, Rico and the Cowboys should seriously stop thinking about him playing football and instead, he should be focusing on making sure that he has no pre-existing issues and that there is nothing else wrong with him as a result of the concussion.

When it comes to head injuries, you shouldn't take any chances at all. If he still has lingering concussion issues or symptoms, he needs to forget about football for now and focus on his health.

 

[NEODOG]

Any videos of the hit?

 

[TheBigEasy]

3 time champion

What does that have anything to do with how he got injured? There's only one way to stop him from whining and, unfortunately, he got hurt while his mouth was full.

 

[Doc50]

I think you need to go back and read my post again .. or maybe you replied to the wrong post ..

First, I said "one of the worst in recent years" not "the worst ever". Second, I didn't say he didn't have a concussion and I didn't say that concussions are not serious injuries .. I said just the opposite in fact.

The point of my post was that he just started playing football again over the last couple of years and if he already has a concussion that's bad enough to last for close to 2 months, his priority should be on his health, not football. Rico was talking about being ready to get back out there before they put him on IR.

As I said above, assuming there's no manipulation going on with placing him on IR, Rico and the Cowboys should seriously stop thinking about him playing football and instead, he should be focusing on making sure there he has no pre-existing issues and that there is nothing else wrong with him as a result of the concussion.

When it comes to head injuries, you shouldn't take any chances at all. If he still has lingering concussion issues or symptoms, he needs to forget about football for now and focus on his health.

Yes, I read your post and this reply, which would give the impression that this one concussion is much more severe and limiting because of its symptom duration. My point in response is that we now properly monitor this; before, we almost never did. And the advice of alarm to think about getting out of football is of course the exact purpose of the evaluations done by all the specialists, so they and he are well aware.

We are much more responsive to and diagnostic of even minor concussions now; this alone will improve outcomes. In the past, the diagnosis frequently was not given unless there was an observed loss of consciousness; this may only occur in 10% of actual concussions.

 

[LucaBrasi]

What does that have anything to do with how he got injured? There's only one way to stop him from whining and, unfortunately, he got hurt while his mouth was full.

3 time champ

 

[Beast_from_East]

I was in the Cowboys are stashing him camp, but if he has not even been coming in for workouts the whole time, I believe this is a legit concussion injury.

I agree, I don't think this is the Cowboys manipulating the rules to stash him on IR, this seems legit. Also, concussion protocol is handled by the NFL and their neurologists, the team does not make the call on concussions, their severity, or how long the player is or is not able to play.

This is seems to be like the Oher situation, had a concussion and basically never recovered from it. Months later, still had headaches, dizziness, ringing in ears, vertigo, blurred vision, ect..........very scary stuff

Like I said, if this is legit, and it appears it is, then Rico needs to go find another way to earn a living.

 

[Section446]

Another one bites the dust.

 

[Plankton]

Any videos of the hit?

 

[TheBigEasy]

3 time champ

LOL. We all know that Crapsburgh fans cannot just love one turd. They need to love the entire bowl of turds. That bowl includes the football and baseball teams. Which means, you be in the wrong place brah. I'm sure that your football team has its own message board. This would be the '5 time champs' board.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Dam, it doesn't look that bad of a hit to possibly be a career ender.

 

[DiResta]

looks like his time in the nfl may be over before it ever gets started

dude they are being super careful because he doesnt count against roster on injure reserve.
maybe since Tapper is out they cut Bene for Rico and not Irving.
Chido is now healthy so we dont have to keep Bene anymore, they want Rico in but you got to cut somebody and corners were hurt and Hitchens coming back you dont have to put in a linebacker off the street

i knew all along i bet they stashing Rico, no need to rush him back at all. but now might be space

 

[JoeyBoy718]

Sidney Crosby had concussion symptoms for 11 months. he missed nearly a 1.5 years of playing, I believe he had a fracture in his neck or jaw that was mis-diagnosed. Not saying that's the case here with Gathers, but it does happen

But hockey doesn't really require anything north of the neck.

 

[waldoputty]

This is in no way the worst concussion the NFL has seen.

We simply now have a legitimate program, in which the victim actually is monitored by medical specialists, and is not cleared until resolution of all deficits and symptoms. This may take up to 12 months, but is usually just a few days or weeks. There is currently no clear data to indicate that one concussion of 3 months' duration is equal to 3 concussions of 1 month's duration, or 6 of 2 weeks' duration. But one may assume.

The pre-protocol history of this is rampant with mistreatment of this medical disorder.
"Don't wuss out", and "Rub some dirt on it" are examples of the FB attitude that has prevailed.
As CTE is studied more, it's likely that those victims that played and sustained more blows before the resolution of their symptoms, will be found to be at the most risk.

So, just follow the protocol, then move forward.

The finding of stage 3 CTE in Aaron Hernandez at the age of 27 does put the entire sport in jeopardy, though.
We'll soon have a blood test that can detect early stages of CTE, and we may be surprised by how young the victims may be, and enlightened by the discovery of other factors which may be protective or detrimental.

We need those $3,000 helmets now.

what $3000 helmets?

 

[Ken]

Roster move and nothing more. Cowboys are playing with the league.

well...i hope they are not maniupulating the league because we need this guys playmaking on the field. He is the only TE on the roster who can get downfield.

 

[LatinMind]

A concussion that last this long, a couple of months, usually indicates some form of brain damage.

I highly doubt he will ever play another down in the NFL

Anybody that thinks hes still suffering from symptoms then stamp naive right on your forehead. He is on IR strictly because Dallas couldnt risk putting him on the PS because he wouldve been scooped up quick. He wouldve been seeing DRs on the regular and there wouldve been news on this matter. I have no doubt that he did suffer a concussion and thats why he's on IR, but if he wouldnt have he wouldnt been on the 53.