Newton led Carolina within range of the winning score, but Graham Gano’s miss, wide left from 50 yards with 4 seconds left, gave Denver a win in the Super Bowl rematch, 21-20. “There’s too much going through my head right now for me to remember what happened”. “But it’s not fun getting hit in the head”.
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“There was communication between medical personnel on the Carolina sideline, including the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant, and the two independent certified athletic trainer spotters in the booth”, the league said in a statement Friday morning.
“I’m beginning to question the consistency of how games are being called – and who they would call this particular play against versus this particular player”, Cecil Newton said. He said he will be sending a video of the hits to the league.
The problem with those statements is twofold.
Critics say the NFL’s renewed commitment to health and safety, fining teams hundreds of thousands of dollars for not pulling players with concussions from games, was nowhere to be found on the field in Denver.
However, the victory over the favored Panthers and reigning league MVP Cam Newton should mean another increase for Siemian heading into Week 2.
Because potential headhunting occurred on such a big stage, Rivera hopes it could change how officials treat Newton.
“He’s a big guy, and I just think that they think sometimes, ‘Oh, he can take it, ‘” Rivera said.
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Still, Newton refused to blame the referees for the lack of protection he received throughout the game. This is not some accusation of nefarious behavior, it’s just reality.
The problem with the league is it’s been “letting the game play out” for so many years that some of its most prominent players have committed suicide as a result of brain trauma and CTE.
While Rivera understands the daunting challenge facing referees in real time, he wouldn’t mind seeing the referee given a chance to slow things down, especially when dealing with a quarterback as physically unique as Newton. “I was a defensive player, and I played the game at the highest level as well”, Cecil continued.
Newton was hit while throwing or rushing 17 times Thursday night, the second-worst beating he’s ever taken and the only one where he was hit more came in an overtime game. Of those, only one was penalized. “Obviously you have to protect the ball down there, but we sure as hell could have helped him”. “You know the deal”. There are a couple of reasons.
The Carolina Panthers have made their cuts and the team is set as Thursday night starts the 2016 season.
The NFL determined Marshall should have been flagged for his hit on Newton, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. Both plays easily could have-and probably should have-been flagged. Denver’s defense is a group that thrives on living on the edge, as shown by its tale of two halves Thursday night.
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Likewise, he runs a lot, by design. “Intentional grounding” as a call was created to keep the QB from escaping a sack by tossing the ball away, giving the defense the sack yardage and loss of down they would have acquired with the sack.
