RamsWire: Cooks and Kupp Doing Well After Suffering Concussions

Brandin Cooks, Cooper Kupp 'doing really well' after suffering concussions
By: Cameron DaSilva | 6 minutes ago


The Los Angeles Rams had to play the majority of the game without Brandin Cooks after he suffered a concussion in the second quarter against the Seattle Seahawks. He never returned, but to make matters worse, they also lost another starting wide receiver.

Cooper Kupp suffered a concussion of his own in the second half and was unable to return. Both players were put in the concussion protocol, causing panic among Rams fans everywhere. Cooks’ head injury looked particularly bad as he suffered a nasty helmet-to-helmet hit in the open field, seemingly causing him to lose consciousness as he went to the ground.

The Rams did get some good news on both players after the game, though. Sean McVay provided an update in his postgame press conference:

“They’re doing really well right now. Obviously they’ll be in the protocol, but in terms of the way they checked out, signs are pointing in a positive direction, if that means anything. I know that if you’re still experiencing some of those symptoms, then that’s when you’re starting to get concerned. But those guys feel good and they were able to have normal conversations just seeing them in the locker room,” McVay said. “I know they wanted to come back but ultimately, we want to be smart with those things. Hopefully we’ll get those guys back this week, but nothing more important than being smart about that.”

Both Kupp and Cooks will have to go through the league’s concussion protocol and won’t be able to play until they pass those important tests, but it sounds like they’re doing well in the initial phases of the proceess.

[theramswire.usatoday.com]

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