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Started to address. they addressed, the rams got this one wrong. they reprimanded them by making all 32 teams jump on a conference call and discuss concussion protocol once again. >> doctor, when you see something like this, what goes through your mind? >> well, that was a pretty significant blow he took to his head. when he was not able to stand up on his own power immediately afterwards, i think it was fashly clear that this was most likely a concussion. when someone has a concussion in a spor...

>> i think that this is going to be a big boon for the people who are trying to sue the nfl. i will tell you this. it is a choice that each parent has to make at a very young age for their child. you have to look at the risk benefit ratio if you playing football and dont forget soccer and to see what the outcomes would be. >> last week there was a rams quarterback knocked out, concussion protocol not followed. there have been a number of quarterbacks who have had to leave the game. is that suffi...

Perfection. tom brady threw for 277 yards and a touchdown last night. it could have been should have been two. watch the third quarter. he finds danny amendola. the officials blow the whistle to stop the play. the whistle takes away a potential score. luckily for the zoo crew, it did not cost patriots the game. a 20-13 victory and move to 10-0. the patriots have now won at least ten games for 13 straight seasons. they are a machine, alison. this video is the reason the nfl is asking why st. lo...

The rams quarterback gets sacked. you can see his head hitting hard against the turf. >> as keenan was wrapped up. >> reporter: he grabbed his head immediately before struggling to get up. a teammate tried to help him. >> slow to get up. >> reporter: two plays later, he fumbles the ball before being sacked again. he gets up and once again, stays in the game. many watching were shocked that no team coach or doctor came out to check on keenum. some on twitter saying, a woozy keenerum stays in game...

Season. the fourth quarter of the season which determines playoffs, but i think whats important is realizing that that movie is not about right now. that movie is really talking about something that happened around 2007, 2006, so a lot has happened since that time. right now with training camp just finishing up, nfl players, they cant even do two-a-days anymore. as we get into the regular season, the amount of actual contact practice has been dramatically decreased and then really just the concu...

Nfls genuineness here. >> i think we have come a long way. there was not mandatory baseline testing when i retired in 2005. there is now. there wasnt an independent neurologist on the feel when i played. there is now. in 2011 they negotiated a new cba and got less hitting in practice. a lot of my concussion, rachel, i got in practice. so theyre not hitting nearly as much, not putting the pads on nearly as much and for that reason i think theyre going to cut down on a lot of the concussions. >> a...

The youth athletes and the president really played that role yesterday. >> and, ted, i saw you shaking your head when asked about the nfls genuineness here. >> i think we have come a long way. there was not mandatory baseline testing when i retired in 2005. there is now. there wasnt an independent neurologist on the feel when i played. there is now. in 2011 they negotiated a new cba and got less hitting in practice. a lot of my concussion, rachel, i got in practice. so theyre not hitting nearly ...

A guy that youve known for years and years that he cant recognize you or doesnt know -- have any idea who you are or who anybody else is. thats tough to deal with. >> reporter: the question is, will this lawsuit change the game of football? two considerations -- first, the committee the league put together didnt even have brain experts on it, so it doesnt seem theres enough information to move on yet. the even bigger consideration is how do you change the game of football without changing the re...

Or during the season. >> breaks your heart, man. a guy that youve known for years and years that he cant recognize you or doesnt know -- have any idea who you are or who anybody else is. thats tough to deal with. >> reporter: the question is, will this lawsuit change the game of football? two considerations -- first, the committee the league put together didnt even have brain experts on it, so it doesnt seem theres enough information to move on yet. the even bigger consideration is how do you ch...

7:00, 8:00? >> itll be about 7:40 today. >> there are guys that will just hit refresh. >> lets start with the sunday night game. vick goes back to atlanta, gets knocked out of the game, how is he doing? >> i think vick will be okay. the big question going forward is matt ryan won over the atlanta fans forever? that was the big thing last night. he had a third to half of the fans that really miss michael vick. and i think matt ryan throwing four touchdowns and leading them to long drives in the f...