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Reports indicate Cutler coming back from his 5th concussion
Reports indicate Cutler coming back from his 5th concussion
by Brad Biggs
OCTOBER 14, 02010
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Jay Cutler said Wednesday afternoon that Hunter Hillenmeyer, a teammate at Vanderbilt and with the Chicago Bears, reached out to him after he suffered a concussion 10 days ago in a loss at New Meadowlands Stadium.
Hillenmeyer, who is on injured reserve after the most recent concussion of his career, offered support and phone numbers for any experts Cutler might want to reach.
Maybe Cutler should have been the one advising Hillenmeyer back in August when he suffered his most recent head injury. That’s because the injury suffered against the New York Giants is the fifth reported concussion for Cutler since he’s been in college, according to the Chicago Tribune.
A Nov. 13, 2004, article in the Tennessean reported Cutler suffered three concussions while playing at Vanderbilt. He suffered a fourth in the season finale for the Denver Broncos in 2006. He was asked if he’d ever suffered a previous concussion.
“No,” Cutler said Wednesday.
It’s not possible he forgot the previous injuries. Cutler was fully cleared to return to football by the Bears’ medical team and an independent doctor. He will start Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field. The Bears have to be cautious.
“Those second concussions are the ones that can get really tricky,” Cutler said.
How about the sixth ones?
Cutler has been sacked 17 times, more than any other quarterback in the NFL and he’s missed 1 ½ games.
“As soon as somebody’s been released (medically), then you have to assume everything’s fine and to approach it any other way would not be fair to everybody,” offensive coordinator Mike Martz said. “I’m just assuming everything’s good with him. I know that they’ve been very cautious. We’re always trying to protect him.”
Cutler says he doesn’t have any fears after the most recent injury.
“This league is all about battling through injuries and stuff, but obviously concussions and your head is something you have to take pretty seriously.
“I can’t change the way I play.”
He better hope he can avoid knocks to the head. The offensive line is a patchwork effort right now. The Bears (4-1) need Cutler and it’s a critical season for many in important positions at Halas Hall.
“I’ve been banged up before and stuff and still went out and played,” Cutler said. “But, you know your head and your brain is totally different. Once you start getting into that element you kind of have to take a step back.”
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/...oncussion.html
Last edited by The Benjamin; 10-14-2010 at 07:48 AM.
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Hmmmmm
Reports say this was his fifth, he said he never had one before. Something doesn't add up.
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Very, very interesting...and not in a good way!
"LIFE'S ALOT LIKE ASS EITHER YOUR KICKIN' IT OR YOUR LICKIN' IT AND TODAY WE DEFINITLEY WEREN'T KICKIN' IT" STEVE "MONGO" MCMICHAEL
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So is he hiding this for some unknown reason, or is the report BS?
Debate is one thing. Losing love for your country is another.
So says the White Boy....
Bad Spellers Untie!!!
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Originally Posted by
irishways 
So is he hiding this for some unknown reason, or is the report BS?
media Spin and posters running with the Spin,imo..lol- of course Cutler knows he has had concussions before.. heck Today Aaron rodgers also claimed he never had one( of course no one makes a big deal of his comment) .. Just what athlete's Do- they move on and want to be indestructible and not talk about any injury, much ado about nothing..
here's rodgers comment , just like jay's:
on Wilde of ESPNMilwaukee.com: "Aaron Rodgers didn't take a single snap Wednesday, and yet, when the Green Bay Packers quarterback left the locker room after practice, he did so having given subtle indications that he play in Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins at Lambeau Field. Now, nothing he did was proof that he will pass all of his required post-concussion cognition tests, get the go-ahead from an independent neurologist and make his 39th consecutive start (including playoffs). But when someone suggested to him that he didn't seem like a guy coming off a concussion, Rodgers smirked. 'What concussion?' he said as he walked out of the room."
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Perhaps we aren't making a big deal out of it because
A. We didn't hear it, as we aren't in Green Bay
B. We don't care about Rodgers because he isn't a Bear
I don't really care about the comment of no other concussions. What troubles me is that it was his fifth.
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well that info been available for years And talked about before- So not sure how him having 3 concussions in college( which showed up on the injury reports at vandy each time) and one in 2006( that showed up on the denver inury report so known by all) is "news" today
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If you want that answer, ask Biggs. I can not answer that for him.
Maybe it's news because it is his fifth concussion, which is a massive amount.
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Maybe it's news because it is his fifth concussion, which is a massive amount.
So 4 is "no problem" over 7 year period( i mean, I never heard you or anyone talk Concussions with jay before)? and the 5th one in year 7 makes it "massive", and a big problem?
Do you have any data to back up this scale and why the 5th one makes it "massive" from not even talking about it a month ago?. Why Is this 5th one so special?, can you please explain- because I'd like to learn more about how this 5th concussion transforms an athlete.. thanks!
Cutler had a baseline done before the year began with no problems, why is it a "massive amount" now, and if it is, how did he pass the medical tests this week? Could it just 'possibly" be not "massive" and something just to monitor but not an issue?
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Well, until his recent concussion I didn't know how many he had, so why would I comment on them before?
One concussion is bad enough, and each one thereafter is even worse. So yes, the second is worse than the first, third is greater than the second and so on.
Do you want or need me to post concussion studies to show this?
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