Coby Fleener Suffers Concussion During The Game Against The Rams

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Tight end Coby Fleener suffered a concussion during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams, a source confirmed to The Advocate.Fleener took a brutal hit from Rams safety Blake Countess over the middle, and Countess was flagged for unnecessary roughness. But when Fleener returned to the sideline, he was not initially checked by any of the Saints’ trainers or medical staff for a concussion, as CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson reports.

Fleener stayed in the game and dropped a pass three plays later, but he was eventually pulled from the game and evaluated for a concussion.

The Saints Tight End was later diagnosed with a concussion and will have to clear the NFL’s five-step…