Do you believe in miracles? If not, Buffalo Bills Josh Allen’s case might make you reconsider your beliefs. After suffering from a head injury during week 5’s clash against the Houston Texans, the QB was evaluated and cleared to rejoin the game. Later, the NFL and NFLPA concluded that Allen was properly checked out for concussion.

Talking about his return to the game, Allen said, “They flagged me for hitting my head, but felt good enough to go back in the game”. However, this ‘quick return to action’ following a head injury raised many eyebrows. Recalling a similar situation with New York Giants‘ Darius Slayton, NFL insider Josina Anderson, has questioned the concussion evaluation.

After a collision with Bengals’ DJ Turner, while trying to take a catch in the endzone, the 27-year-old’s head hit the ground. After a medical checkup, Slayton returned to the field during the Giants’ next offensive series. Anderson, the NFL insider, firmly believed the player would not return to the field after suffering a nasty head injury. Protesting against this evaluation, Anderson wrote, “There’s no way a player should clear a concussion evaluation that fast, after hitting their head that hard—regardless if they perform well after returning to the game”.

Anderson then said that people need to “be for real” as there’s no medicine that a doctor can use to 100% prevent a player from developing any post-concussion symptoms in the future following their injury. She said, “Nowhere in real-world medicine would a doctor say with a 100% certainty potential symptoms will not show later from said type of hit”. 

This season Slayton has 24 receptions and one touchdown for 301 receiving yards under his belt. This is his 6th season in the Giants dressing room and in the last 4 of his five-year journey, he has clocked at least 700 receiving yards. The team has sidelined their receiver Malik Nabers and rusher Devin Singletary due to injuries. Although Slayton is currently marked safe, in case, if he shows concussion symptoms shortly, it might be a headache for Brian Daboll and his team.

They are currently sitting at the bottom of the NFC East table with a 2-4 record and will host their league rivals Philadelphia Eagles on October 20, 2024 (Sunday) at the Met-life Stadium.

Giants WR Darius Slayton emphasizes on “self-assessment” after loss against Bengals

Darius Slayton reflected on the Giant’s defeat against the Bengals. The WR mentioned that it was now time for the Giants to do some “self-assessment” and rectify their problems. As per Slayton, the team needs to self-assess themselves after each loss.

In the post-game interview, the 27-year-old said, “Any time you lose you have to do a self-assessment because you got to get it right. So like I said, we had some opportunities tonight that we just didn’t connect on. We need to prepare for next week.”

The Giants have struggled offensively since the start of this season, which was quite visible during their Sunday night clash. The Giants were ahead of the Bengals in possession (309-304). But offensively, they were no match for Cincinnati. The Giants’ QB Daniel Jones wasn’t effective for his side. Jones contributed just 22 passes for 205 yards and one interception, leading his team with 56 rushing yards on 11 carries.

As they face their league rivals, the Eagles, next Sunday, Daboll needs to find a solution to this problem. The team will try to find a way to get past this situation. Getting back to winning ways looks crucial as they delve deeper into the season.