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It was so delayed that he was at full practice within four days after telling the coaching staff her was feeling woozy on the plane flight home. Not during the game. On the flight home.I am not sold on the reason why he threw picks based on he being concussed because Brian Griese didn't see anything wrong with him, and Purdy even did the post game presser, where he didn't show any signs then either (and one podcast guy mentioned that when concussed, people are very sensitive to light, and also pointed out that Purdy potential INT the game prior that were similar throws to the ones where they were picked the next weekPurdy didn't enter the tent all game long, If he felt woozy after the hit, he should had let the coaching staff know. But he showed no signs of it in his play. Not enough to enter the tent.
Concussion signs can be delayed to where you don't even realize youre concussed, but the brain injury is still there. A person can show zero signs, or be 0% aware that he had been concussed, all while having a concussion. So the brain can be injured while the individual doesn't even know it. I believe this is what may have happened to Purdy.
The symptoms of a severe concussion are immediate – dizziness, blurred vision, memory loss or even loss of consciousness, but for a mild concussion that doesn't involve being knocked out, symptoms may not seem obvious until days later.
UQ neurologist Professor Michael O’Sullivan explains that part of the problem is that initial symptoms of a concussion – such as memory problems – can sometimes be quite subtle, and aren’t noticed until they become more pronounced.
Every concussion is different, she says. The location and force of some impacts are more likely to cause immediate loss of consciousness or vision problems, and these are hard to miss.
"But It might be that the concussion or impact happened in an area that took a long time to cause further damage," she says. In this case, the associated symptoms, such as headaches and ability to multitask, may take a little longer to become apparent.
She also points out that even if a concussion doesn’t have any initial symptoms, it doesn’t mean the brain hasn’t been damaged.
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He may be cleared to play by Sunday. That might mean it wasn't a concussion after all, they just had to put him in protocol because of league rules.
Edit: of people need to use that as an excuse, fine. Most people don't. But the stat line over the past two games are Purdy is 2 TDs to 3 INTs, without game winning drives. Is it unfair to put that on Purdy because of the kicker? Maybe, but it's also unfair to say that wins are a QB stat as well, especially when they are behind in close games in the 4th quarter against teams because they created a turnover in the same game.
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