One way to remove an opposing player from a football game is to initiate helmet-to-helmet contact and hope he fails his sideline concussion test.
If the player fails his test, he will be removed from the game and will not return.
Ineffective Concussion Tests Return Athletes to Games Too Soon: Study
Medical researchers say sideline concussion tests are often ineffective, sometimes causing false positives and even missing concussions entirely.
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A newspaper reporter, editor, and author, Huey Freeman recently wrote “Who Shot Nick Ivie?” a true crime book on the murder of a border patrol agent. He lives in Central Illinois with his wife Kate.
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