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Dr drills than others. first of all a lot of head impacts are occurring during practice not just the games. we talk about concussion protocols you have to pay attention in practice. its not just concussions, its the subconcussive or head impacts of any sort. they accumulate over time and theyre getting a better idea of which types of drills cause that accumulation more rapidly. >> its really instructive and could change the way teams practice and maybe benefit them if they want to play the sport...

Taking a hit to the head. >> heavy pressure, they were bringing it. >> reporter: dolphins backup quarterback teddy bridgewater tackled on his very first snap of the game. the team pulling him out per the new concussion guidelines. ironically those guidelines in place because of this hit to dolphins starting quarterback tua tagovailoa. >> thats a neurological response to head trauma. >> reporter: sacked, his head hitting the ground, his fingers spread wide and frozen in front of his face. just fo...

V evaluating these players. >> he doesnt have any symptoms but stumbled. isnt stumbling a symptom? >> thats right. thats where there is confusion. if you see someone stumbling, thats a serious symptom, right. and so were not talking about an ankle or knee, were talking about a brain that could have long term devastating effects. so lets change the language, narrative around it, because the collegiate levels are watching, young kids are watching what theyre saying about concussions. >> thank you ...

Howell, talking to reporters. >> i dont know what to think right now. i dont know what to believe. i dont think anybody ever belt thi is goi them. >> reporter: according to abc news affiliate, wjcl, howell has legal custody of quinton and his 3-year-old brother and just last month filed court documents to evict her daughter, quintons mother and her boyfriend, from her home. but police say there doesnt appear to be a custody dispute. and, linsey, police say all rties are cooperating with the inve...

And arbys. the new concussion protocols in the nfl had immediate impact. good morning, coy. >> reporter: good morning. one day after the loeg and players union announced concussion protocols. one of the players taken out of the sundays game was the starting quarterback for the team that sparked the change. teddy bridgewater starting in place of the injured tua to tagovailoa was hit hard by sauce gardener on miamis first play of the game. bridgewater went to the locker room for further evaluati...

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The NFL to immediately implement new concussion protocols.

The new safety rules and they want them put into place immediately. they put out a statement last night saying our union has agreed to change the concussion protocols with regard to return of play in case of a similar incident to what we saw september 25th. thats the day tua tagovailoa stumbled getting up against the bills but still came into the game later on. the nflpa said they want that in place before the sunday games. as far as if that would happen, the spokesperson said they agree and hav...

For mental health and this is just one of them, that was really fascinating. before we let you go, i want to take a minute to talk about what happened during the football game last night. we had been anticipating a change in the nfl concussion protocols. but look at this here. this is the colts running back getting hit. its when he gets up thats the real issue here. he was taken out of the game. youll see him stumble in a second here. he was taken out. this was clear. but what is the most import...

Just look around... this digital age were living in, its pretty unbelievable. problem is, not everyones fully living in it. nobody should have to take a class or fill out a medical form on public wifi with a screen the size of your hand. home internet shouldnt be a luxury. everyone should have it. and now a lot more people can. so lets go. the digital age is waiting. all right. week 5 of the nfl season kicking off last night without -- with new concussion protocols in