Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that tight end Ladarius Green is in the NFL's concussion protocol after his team's 24-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, according to ProFootballTalk.com's Zac Jackson.
Green has a history of concussions, suffering two during an 11-day span in September 2015. The 26-year-old opened training camp on the physically unable to perform list after undergoing offseason ankle surgery. He was also suffering from recurring headaches in August.
That was hardly the most encouraging start for the dynamic tight end after he signed a four-year, $20 million deal with the Steelers in the spring, but he rehabilitated and eventually returned to the gridiron in Week 10 against the Dallas Cowboys and started to establish chemistry with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.