Brian Westbrook’s return stirs debate over the risks of playing after a concussion.
When the trainers got to Brian Westbrook as he lay supine and unconscious on the grass at FedEx Field with his teammates and opposing players standing hushed around him, Westbrook’s arms were extended rigidly at his sides, locked in the grip of the event that had just leveled him. The presence of such a reaction indicated a severe medical emergency, one that can be caused by a stroke, brain hemorrhage, a tumor, or some other traumatic brain injury. In the case of Westbrook – who is expected to play today for the first time since that moment – it was caused by his choice of profession, which led to a violent collision between his helmet and the right knee of Washington Redskins linebacker …
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Brian Westbrook’s return stirs debate over the risks of playing after a concussion.
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