The NFL and NFLPA is investigating a tense sideline situation involving Giants head coach Brian Daboll on Thursday night.
During the third quarter of the 34-17 win over the Eagles, the rookie quarterback briefly entered the blue medical tent where he was evaluated for a concussion.
Two snaps later with Russell Wilson at center, Daboll was seen shouting at head team physician Dr. Scott A. Rodeo. Daboll also went over to the blue medical tent and peaked inside.
Dart cleared concussion protocol shortly afterward and returned to the game, but the sideline moment garnered a lot of attention. Non-medical personnel are not allowed to enter the medical tent during player evaluations.
Giants owner John Mara issued a statement on Friday about the situation.
“I spoke to Coach Daboll this morning about approaching the medical tent last night. While I firmly believe, as he has stated, that he was not trying to influence the process in any way, he understands that the appearance of going to the tent is inappropriate. We have protocols in place as a league to ensure player safety, and we need to allow our medical staff to execute those protocols without interference. We understand the situation is under review by the NFL and the NFLPA, and obviously we will cooperate fully.”
Daboll also was asked about the situation during his Friday press conference.
“I’m not going to get into that,” he said. “I do have respect for the process. I peeked in for a couple seconds to see how a player that’s important to us, important to me, how he was doing. Two second question, ‘How you doing, bud?’ Then relative to the questions I had for our team physician, was more how long is it going to be, and however long it’s going to be is how long it’s going to be relative to making a game time decision. That’s important. Health and safety is important. I know it’s important to John Mara, and we’ll abide by all those rules.”
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