Hoyer shares his experience in concussion protocol, advice for Maye

Hoyer shares his experience in concussion protocol, advice for Maye originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye’s status for Sunday’s Week 9 game against the Tennessee Titans remains uncertain after he suffered a concussion in last week’s win over the New York Jets and had to leave in the second quarter.

The good news for Maye is that he returned to practice in a limited capacity Wednesday. But he still needs to go through the NFL’s concussion protocol before he can be cleared for game action.

What is that process like? Former Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer shared his experience with concussions during Wednesday night’s edition of The Gameplan on NBC Sports Boston.

“It’s a case by case basis,” Hoyer said. “I think each one, each of my concussions was different, and each way I responded in those times was different. So I think the fact that he’s out there — I know Jerod said he’s gonna throw for about 30 minutes. That’s a good sign because that means he’s at, I think, Phase 3 in that protocol.

“It is a pretty exhaustive protocol, and it’s there to kind of protect you from yourself, because there’s times where you’re gonna say, ‘You know, I feel pretty good.’ But you’ve gotta go through these different phases. And so Phase 3 football-specific exercise, that’s gonna be allowing him to throw the football. Obviously, the quarterback position is a little bit better because you don’t need to go out there and make contact with anybody anyways (in practice).”

One of the last steps to being cleared to play is meeting with an independent medical professional and going through a variety of tests.

“There’s ones where you gotta go like this, close your eyes, make sure you don’t move, get up on one leg,” Hoyer said. “And this is not only with the team staff but with this independent neuropsychologist. You’re meeting with a lot of people, and on top of that and somewhere in there you’re gonna have to — there’s a baseline test on a…

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Publish date : 2024-10-30 22:36:50

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