As expected, Thursday night’s misadventures with the Jaxson Dart concussion evaluation have prompted the NFL to send all teams a written reminder about the requirements of the concussion protocol — and the potential consequences for violation it.

The league sent a one-page memo on Saturday to all teams, with this heading: “ Concussion Protocol Compliance Reminder.” PFT has obtained a copy of the memo.

“The Concussion Protocol explicitly requires that ‘only medical personnel deemed essential to the care of the athlete may be present for the tent and/or locker room evaluation. This includes the team physician best qualified to evaluate concussion, the Club AT, and the sideline UNC,’” the memo explains. “No other individuals are permitted in the tent or locker room during an evaluation. T

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