Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph took an absolute brutal shot from Earl Thomas on Sunday that knocked him unconscious before he ever hit the ground.
Adding insult to injury was the injury cart coming out to assist him that completely malfunctioned to the point that Steelers staffers and players had to help a wobbly Rudolph to the sidelines and eventually to the locker room.
According to the league, everything was just fine, because the KO’d Rudolpd didn’t need the cart, and if he did, another one was available for him.
“A cart was brought on the field in the event it was needed,” the league said in a statement. “After evaluating the player, medical staff determined a cart was not necessary in this instance. Had one been needed, there was a backup cart on the other sideline which was immediately available. He received appropriate medical care per gameday protocols, and is now in the concussion protocol.”
Sounds like damage control. If they weren’t going to use the cart, the medical personnel would’ve never removed his facemask, which is standard practice for when a player will be strapped to a stretcher and placed on a cart.
I guess the league thought nobody saw this moment:
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