Cleveland Browns wide receiver Elijah Moore has been urged to retire after he suffered a scary concussion against the New York Jets.
Moore entered concussion protocol after he slammed his head into the turf in the second quarter against the Jets. Moore appeared to convulse on the ground several times before he was able to get up and leave the field with the Browns training staff.
Dr. Bennet Omalu — who is the inspiration behind the movie “Concussion” — thinks Moore should step away from football.
That is my recommendation,” Omalu told TMZ Sports. “He was having a seizure. A seizure is a manifestation of brain damage, brain injury. … That is permanent damage.”
Omalu said that if Moore does intend to play football again, he should be out for at least three months.
“Given what I saw in that video, he should be benched for [the] rest of the season,” Omalu said.
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