NFL gets tough on concussion policy violations

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The NFL and NFL Players Association jointly announced new guidelines on Monday designed to probe and punish teams who violate the league’s concussion protocol.

Discipline For Concussion Violations

• 1st violation will require team employees or medical team members involved to attend remedial education; and/or result in a maximum fine of $150,000 against the club.

• Further violations will result in a minimum fine of $100,000 against team.

• If parties agree that violation involved aggravating circumstances, the team, in the first instance, will face a fine of at least $50,000. The commissioner will decide appropriate discipline for subsequent violations involving aggravating circumstances.

• If the commissioner determines that the club’s medical team failed to follow protocol due to competitive considerations, the club may be …

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