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Concussion Protocol & Return-to-Participation Protocol: Overview
NFL. "Concussion Protocol & Return-to-Participation Protocol: Overview." https://www.nfl.com/playerhealthandsafety/resources/fact-sheets/concussion-protocol-return-to-participation-protocol.
Why this matters here
The NFL's Concussion Protocol and Return-to-Participation Protocol, developed by a committee that includes independent and league-affiliated physicians and advisers to the players' association, stages recovery under medical supervision and is described as reviewed annually. The Game We Think We Saw treats that staged process as a clinical and moral boundary: the protocol only begins when injury is reported, so silence and toughness culture can keep the gate from opening.
