On Sunday, Bengals receiver Tee Higgins returned to action after suffering a concussion in Week 12 against the Patriots. On Monday afternoon, after having his helmet strike the playing surface on multiple occasions during a Week 14 game against the Bills, the Bengals placed Higgins in the concussion protocol .

Early Monday evening, the NFL and the NFL Players Association issued a joint statement.

“Tee Higgins was evaluated twice in game and cleared to return,” the league and the union said. “After the game, in discussion with club medical personnel as part of a postgame evaluation, he notified the team he was experiencing symptoms and was immediately placed in the concussion protocol.”

It’s standard practice for players who are checked for concussions during games to be checked agai

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