The NFL has doled out its punishment for Jaxson Dart’s interrupted concussion test.
The Giants were fined $200,000, while coach Brian Daboll ($100,000) and running back Cam Skattebo ($15,000) were given individual fines as well.
In a Thursday Night Football game against the Eagles earlier this month, Dart went into the blue medical tent for a concussion test, but wasn’t alone with the evaluators.
An animated Daboll yelled at a team doctor and walked to the edge of the tent, while Skattebo actually went into the tent during the exam. With a third quarter lead and the Giants on offense, it appeared New York wanted to expedite the test. Ultimately Dart was cleared, but the 22-year-old missed the rest of the series he was pulled from.
The league and NFLPA explained the decision to levy the fines in a joint press release on Friday afternoon:
_“The NFL and NFLPA concluded that the Giants violated the protocol when Head Coach Brian Daboll and running back Cam Skattebo entered the medical tent and spoke with Mr. Dart before his evaluation was complete, creating the perception that they were interfering with Dart’s exam. While the parties agreed that Coach Daboll’s and Mr. Skattebo’s actions had no actual impact on the exam or the care that Mr. Dart received, their conduct was inconsistent with and demonstrated a disregard for the concussion protocol’s requirements and therefore constituted a violation._
_“The parties also noted that the Giants undertook immediate remedial steps to prevent any similar violation in the future, including by cooperating fully with the joint review, conducting additional training with club staff and players about proper use of the medical tent and taking additional steps to ensure that only permitted individuals are able to enter the medical tent during a concussion evaluation.”_
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