Carson Wentz suffered a possible head injury during the first half of Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, and the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback was forced to leave the field for concussion testing.
Wentz left the game after being hit in the back of the head by Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney as he was going to the ground on a 3rd down play late in the first quarter. Not only was Wentz hit in the back of the head, but then the front of his head hit the turf hard as well.
Wentz was first examined by a concussion specialist in the blue medical tent before being taken to the locker room.
Carson Wentz went to the locker room after taking this hit from Jadeveon Clowney #SEAvsPHI pic.twitter.com/gdwK1UXCn0
— Kevin Boilard (@247KevinBoilard) January 5, 2020
Wow.
Carson Wentz headed to the locker room.#SEAvsPHI pic.twitter.com/EfpIbJ4Dmb
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) January 5, 2020
Players can be cleared in the concussion protocol by a specialist in the blue medical tent on the sideline, so it is significant that Wentz had to go to the locker room. That likely means he did not pass the initial test.
Josh McCown entered the game in place of Wentz, who was later termed questionable to return.
