{"id":238792,"date":"2025-10-25T08:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/238792\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T08:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:07:13","slug":"nfl-news-giants-hit-with-hefty-fines-for-violating-concussion-protocol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/238792\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL news: Giants hit with hefty fines for violating concussion protocol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NFL<\/a> assessed some hefty fines against the New York Giants after head coach Brian Daboll and running back Cam Skattebo violated the league\u2019s concussion protocol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">During the Giants\u2019 Week 6 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Philadelphia Eagles,<\/a> quarterback Jaxson Dart was taken into the blue medical tent for a concussion evaluation. While Dart was being examined, Daboll and Skattebo both peeked into the tent to check on the rookie quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>The interruptions during the examination proved costly, as the NFL fined the Giants $200,000, Daboll $100,000, and Skattebo $15,000 for violating the league\u2019s concussion protocol, the NFL and NFLPA announced in a joint statement Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/brian-daboll-talks-giants-eagles.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Daboll reacts\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The New York Giants\u2019 head coach Brian Daboll and running back Cam Skattebo violated the concussion protocol during Jaxson Dart\u2019s evaluation and were fined heavily. (Brad Penner\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their conduct was inconsistent with and demonstrated a disregard for the concussion protocol\u2019s requirements and therefore constituted a violation,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1981767015628255346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement read.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the NFL-NFLPA\u2019s joint statement, they noted that Daboll and Skattebo did not have any impact on the exam or care of Dart. The investigation also said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Giants<\/a> &#8220;undertook immediate remedial steps&#8221; to prevent a similar incident from occurring again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/steelers-aaron-rodgers-says-his-nfl-journey-conclude-packers-when-he-retires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">STEELERS&#8217; AARON RODGERS SAYS HIS NFL JOURNEY WILL CONCLUDE WITH PACKERS WHEN HE RETIRES<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nfl-giants-jaxson-dart-100925-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jaxson Dart points during a touchdown\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>New York Giants&#8217; Jaxson Dart reacts after a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Adam Hunger\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p>The statement said the Giants fully cooperated with the NFL and NFLPA\u2019s joint investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fines come after the team\u2019s inexplicable fourth-quarter collapse to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/denver-broncos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Denver Broncos,<\/a> during which they allowed 33 points in the final frame and missed two extra points in the loss. The heartbreaking loss dropped the Giants to 2-5 on the season, and to 2-2 in games where Dart started.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nfl-giants-cam-skattebo-100925-1.jpg\" alt=\"Cam Skattebo scores a touchdown\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>New York Giants&#8217; Cam Skattebo reacts after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Yuki Iwamure\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p>The team will look to rally, and avoid any additional fines for violating the concussion protocol when they play the Eagles (5-2) again on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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