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NFL player retiring after on-field stroke
« on: April 22, 2014, 09:18:25 PM »
Jaguars linebacker Russell Allen said he is retiring after suffering on-field stroke

f you were armed with the knowledge that an NFL player suffered a stroke on the field because of a hit, you'd figure it would be apparent what happened when you saw the replay. MMQB.com reported that Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Russell Allen suffered a stroke on the field and is retiring as a result, and the frightening part is the hit in question looks like any other NFL play.

If a hit caused a dead spot on an NFL player's brain, as it did with Allen, it should be clear, right? The kind of hit that looked like it resulted in a bad concussion but turned out to be much worse.

That's not the case with Allen. He never even paused to go down to a knee or had any reaction really.

MMQB's excellent story by Robert Klemko outlined the series in which Allen apparently took the hit that gave him a stroke. In the first play from scrimmage after halftime in Week 15 against Buffalo, Allen hit center Eric Wood, who was trying to block him. Although Allen said he felt "something flash" after hitting Wood, he didn't lose consciousness and went back to the huddle. If you look at the replay of the game, there's nothing about that play that stands out as unusual. A center and a linebacker meeting on a run play. No big deal. Allen shows no reaction. But apparently that was the hit that caused the injury.