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Donald Trump Calls NFL Concussion Rules ‘Soft’
- Updated: October 12, 2016
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took aim at the NFL’s concussion protocol during a rally in Lakeland, Florida, on Wednesday.
According to CNN’s Ashley Killough, Trump mocked the league’s safety procedures after a woman in the crowd fainted:
Woman recovers after a fainting spell at Trump’s rally. Trump links it to the NFL concussion debate: pic.twitter.com/sVFR3MXVvR
— Ashley Killough (@KilloughCNN) October 12, 2016
The NFL has had a league-mandated concussion protocol since 2009, when it imposed rules that force teams to remove players who exhibit signs of concussions from the field.
Since then, the league has taken several steps to expand …