The NFL and NFLPA released a joint statement following the news of Tee Higgins' concussion injury in the Cincinnati Bengals ' matchup against the Buffalo Bills.

Higgins suffered the concussion after taking a couple of hard falls on a cold and snowy day at Buffalo's Highmark Stadium. The standout receiver lobbied to stay in the game and indicated that he was OK to play.

However, he entered concussion protocol following the conclusion of the game. Higgins had symptoms after the matchup, which will have him be busy in recovering from the injury.

The NFL and NFLPA released an official statement about Higgins on Monday, per NFL insider Adam Schefter. It was there where they explained the chain of events involving the receiver.

“Tee Higgins was evaluated twice in game and cleared to re

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