The system worked on Monday night. Sort of. Barely.
Patriots receiver Nelson Agholor alerted officials to the fact that teammate DeVante Parker was in no position to participate in the ensuing play after struggling to his feet and stumbling around. Parker had suffered a head injury on the prior play, but the league’s system for recognizing such situations and stopping the action to remove the player failed.
The NFL and NFL Players Association have launched a joint investigation. Parker has made his displeasure known.
“Get on yalls fuckin job @NFL,” Parker said on Instagram, via Zack Cox of NESN.