Rivera firing back to criticism on how he handled KB's concussion.

[DM1]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/16/rivera-takes-issue-with-winstons-criticism/

 

 

 

On Wednesday, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said receiver Kelvin Benjamin has a “mild” concussion.  The reaction of NFLPA president Eric Winston was anything but.

“You don’t have a ‘mild’ concussion,” Winston said on Twitter.  “You either have one or you don’t.”

 

 

 

 

I didn’t say he didn’t have a concussion,” Rivera told PFT by phone on Thursday afternoon.  “What I said was based off what the doctors told me.”

 

[Daeavorn]

I am pretty sure Concussions can vary in strength, so what is the big deal talking about it?

[thunderraiden]

I am pretty sure Concussions can vary in strength, so what is the big deal talking about it?

 

Hopla.

[Jeremy Igo]

I guess sports reporters know more than doctors about concussions.

[Snake]

I guess sports reporters know more than doctors about concussions.

Well it seems they know more than the justice system so I guess that they are taking a shot at medicine.

[TN05]

I am pretty sure Concussions can vary in strength, so what is the big deal talking about it?

 

Because the media hysteria over concussions basically has nothing to do with medical facts.

[SOJA]

Here you go Eric Winston:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concussion#Grading_systems

[BerryLoMein]

It's a process.

[All about the Benjamin]

This is why I hate Twitter.

[SmokinwithWilly]

NFLPA gets upset about the use of the term "mild" concussion. 

 

Burfict tries to snap Cam's and Olsen's ankles ... Crickets

[panthers55]

People shouldn't talk about what they don't know

If people applied that across the board, most folks would only use about a tenth of the words they now do and sports channels like ESPN would be like silent movies.

[teeray]

How about suspending the repeat violator who caused it rather than whining over verbiage used to describe it

[WUnderhill]

Eric Winston, MD

[BigBoss]

Lol it looked pretty obvious that he was shaken up in the head. The doctors clearly bungled this he shouldn't have come back in

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