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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. it's not just concussions, it's the subconcussive or head impacts of any sort. they accumulate over time and they're getting a better idea of which types of drills cause that accumulation more rapidly. >> it's really instructive and could change the way teams practice and maybe benefit them if they want to play the sports in the future. any difference in the positions the players play? >> yeah. there was actually p...

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. >> that's 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 four days earlier taking this hit. >> oh, he's woozy. >> reporter: stumbling as he got up. the team s...

V evaluating these players. >> he doesn't have any symptoms but stumbled. isn't stumbling a symptom? >> that's right. that's where there is confusion. if you see someone stumbling, that's a serious symptom, right. and so we're not talking about an ankle or knee, we're talking about a brain that could have long term devastating effects. so let's change the language, narrative around it, because the collegiate levels are watching, young kids are watching what they're saying about concussions. >> thank you so much. for more on the nfl's new concussion protocols let's bring in elizabeth cohen. w...

Howell, talking to reporters. >> i don't know what to think right now. i don't know what to believe. i don't 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, quinton's mother and her boyfriend, from her home. but police say there doesn't appear to be a custody dispute. and, linsey, police say all rties are cooperating with the investigation. they also say they have not issued an amber alert for quinton because there's really...

And arby's. 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 sunday's 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 miami's first play of the game. bridgewater went to the locker room for further evaluation after a spotter in the booth noticed him stumbling. the dolphins said he passed his concussion...