Tests Come Back Normal After Best’s Second Concussion In Seven Days

From California comes this report from the Associated Press:

Tedford said the fact Best has sustained two concussions in a week’s span would be taken seriously.

“I’m sure that will be talked about,” Tedford said. “He will be evaluated very closely, no question about it. There’s no way we’d take a chance with any of our players.”

The latest injury — with 6:07 before halftime — silenced Memorial Stadium, where fans chanted “Jahvid! Jahvid!” before everything went quiet. At least one family member was among those around the 20-year-old junior. […]

Before play resumed, Tedford told his players Best was moving and assured them he would be OK.

“That took the worry off us. We were holding our breath and able to exhale,” safety Sean Cattouse said. “It was a hard moment for us to see Jahvid go down like that. There was silence. When he was staying down there, it got scary.”

And while anyone that saw video of the injury is definitely breathing a sigh of relief in the aftermath—averting paralysis is always a good thing!—it’s nonetheless serious that Best has suffered two concussions in the span of one week. While the effects of concussions are still being studied, it’s become a hot button issue in the past few years, as former football players suffer the consequences of concussions from twenty years prior.

And generally, anytime the brain is in question, it’s prudent to err on the side of caution.