'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
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Ed Reed is sure getting the red-carpet treatment from the Houston Texans.
The Chicago Bears got Jay Cutler back from a concussion, only to lose three more stars to injuries.
The Chicago Bears were bracing for an injury to Jay Cutler long before the season started.
Houston Texans linebacker Tim Dobbins was fined $30,000 on Wednesday for a helmet-to-helmet hit that gave Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler a concussion.
On Monday, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Brady Quinn missed his second consecutive game as he recovers from a concussion. On Sunday, one-fourth of the games featured a starting quarterback who was knocked out of action with a concussion. At least nine other players suffered similar head injuries in Week 10 (making it a typical NFL week), but they're virtually an afterthought.
Coach Lovie Smith said the Chicago Bears properly handled quarterback Jay Cutler's concussion on Sunday night.
Bears defenders have been running off the field for a half-century now and yelling the same thing at their offensive teammates.
There weren't many style points in this one. J.J. Watt wasn't interested in them, anyway.
Linebacker Brian Cushing is out for the season with a torn left knee ligament, leaving the unbeaten Houston Texans without their top tackler and one of their emotional leaders.
Linebacker Brian Cushing is out for the season with a torn left knee ligament, leaving the unbeaten Houston Texans without their top tackler and one of their emotional leaders.
The prime-time meltdown by the Miami Dolphins' special teams cost an assistant coach his job.
"I'm definitely disappointed," Dobbins said. "I didn't know if he was going to run the ball or if he was going to pass the ball. I felt like he was past the line. I just went and tried to get a clean hit on him and it just didn't work out, I guess. I looked at the film and it looked like I got a little helmet-to-helmet, but I definitely didn't try, though."
Dobbins said he plans to appeal.
