John Fassel taking no chances with Jared Goff’s healthBy Rich Hammond, Southern California News Group
A game between two teams with a combined record of 5-22 isn’t an occasion for risk-taking, so the Rams will take their time with Jared Goff over the next week.
Goff was placed in the NFL’s concussion protocol on Thursday night, shortly after he took a huge hit from Seattle’s Richard Sherman during the fourth quarter of the Rams’ loss to the Seahawks.
Rams interim coach John Fassel told reporters Friday that Goff “seemed sharp” but that the team would follow protocol. The Rams (4-10) don’t play until Dec. 24, when they host San Francisco (1-12). Fassel said Goff was getting a neck and back massage Friday and would be evaluated again when the team returns to practice Monday.
Goff took a big, head-jarring hit from Sherman at the end of a run. Goff appeared to be arguing to stay in the game, then on the sideline, but Rams officials took his helmet and escorted him to the locker room.
“As a rookie quarterback,” Fassel said, “he’ll learn to know when to maximize his yardage, but then protect his body. A lot of respect for a really, really tough, competitive kid. It’ll be a good learning experience for him.”
With two games remaining in a lost season, the Rams won’t take any chances with Goff. The NFL’s concussion protocol requires a player first to stop displaying concussion symptoms, then to go through a physical progression that includes light exercise, followed by strength training and football activities.
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