During Sunday Night Football, the Buccaneers‘ handling of a concussion suffered by tight end Cameron Brate concussion came under scrutiny. Brate came off the field against Kansas City after a collision with teammate Chris Godwin appeared to daze him late in the first half. But Brate returned to the field shortly thereafter and finished out the half. At halftime, Tampa Bay declared Brate out of the game with concussion symptoms.
On Monday, Bucs coach Todd Bowles explained what transpired with Brate during the game, revealing that the tight end initially wasn’t evaluated for a concussion.
“He went on the sideline. He complained of shoulder discomfort, nothing about his head,” Bowles said, via The Athletic’s Greg Auman. “He was checked out three times. He said [to] give him a minute. Nothing came up. He went back in ‘til the end of the half.”
