The NFL reported an 18% increase in concussions during the regular season.
The increase brings the total number of concussions to 149 suffered over 271 games, ESPN reported.
The latest total is an 18% jump from 126 in 2021, and it’s a 14% jump from the three-year average of 130 between 2018 and 2020.
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The NFL’s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, partially attributed the rise to a protocol change that “broadened and strengthened” the definition of a concussion.
“We continue to become more cautious and conservative in our evaluation and diagnosis of concussions,” he said. “That’s not just an opinion. That’s backed up by the data.”
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He also revealed that NFL medical staff performed an average of 1.6 concussion evaluations per game — another jump from earlier seasons.
