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Jordan Reed and the NFL's ineffective concussion protocol

ANALYSIS/OPINION

Jordan Reed tried to keep his latest brain trauma quiet. But his brain wouldn’t let him.

After catching a short Kirk Cousins pass in Baltimore two weeks ago, the Washington Redskins all-world tight end was hit in the head — and it hurt. He stayed in the game, and had no intention of telling anyone he was hurting.

“I got hit in the back of the head and I kind of kept it to myself, Reed told reporters this week at Redskins Park. “I was feeling it throughout the game, but I kept playing.