NFL, NFLPA Announce New Policy to Enforce League’s Concussion Protocol

The NFL and the NFL Players Association announced an agreement on a new policy Monday that will focus on enforcing game-day concussion protocol. 

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell holds full discretion over potential disciplinary action for violations, which are as follows, per the news release:

A first violation will require the club employees or medical team members involved to attend remedial education; and/or result in a maximum fine of $150,000 against the club.    

Second and subsequent violations of the concussion protocol will result in a minimum fine of $100,000 against the club.    

In the event the parties agree that a violation involved aggravating circumstances, the club shall be subject, in the first instance, to a fine no less than $50,000. The Commissioner shall determine appropriate discipline for subsequent violations involving aggravating circumstances.    

In the event that the Commissioner determines that the club’s medical team failed to follow the protocol due to competitive considerations, the Commissioner may require the club to forfeit draft pick(s) and impose additional fines exceeding those amounts set forth above. 

The NFL and NFLPA will have one …

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