As the NFL and players union continues their probe of the Carolina Panthers’ handling of Cam Newton last weekend, they have another factor to consider – a knee injury to the Panthers’ quarterback.
League and union officials began speaking to Panthers’ medical personnel this week about the situation involving Newton, who stumbled near the sideline after taking a hit to the head in the fourth quarter of the Saints’ 31-26 wild card victory.
Newton was checked for a concussion in the medical tent behind the Panthers’ bench, but was cleared to return. The NFL’s enhanced concussion protocol requires players demonstrating vertical instability after a hit to the head to be taken to the locker room to be evaluated.