Explaining the NFL's latest concussion controversy and policy change

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Explaining the NFL's latest concussion controversy and policy change
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As the NFL heads into Week 6, all eyes are watching how the league handles the latest concussion controversy and ensuing policy change.

, the president of the NFL Players' Association."We need to figure out how and why the decisions were made last Sunday to allow a player with a 'no-go' symptom back on the field."The NFL and its players' union conducted an investigation and released the findings last weekend. The league also announced a change to its concussion policy.

Now, the policy has been changed. The revision concerns ataxia, the medical term for the poor muscle control associated with concussions that can appear as unsteadiness or slurred speech. Going forward, any player who is diagnosed with

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