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The NFL and players union agreed to an updated concussion protocol

Teammates gather around Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after an injury on Sept. 29 in Cincinnati. The NFL and NFL Players Association agreed to modify the league's concussion protocols. (Emilee Chinn/AP)

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The NFL and NFL Players Association agreed to modify the league's concussion protocol following a joint investigation into the league's procedures after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered an injury against the Buffalo Bills last month.

The league and players' union said in a joint statement Saturday that the outcome of the Tagovailoa case "was not what was intended when the Protocol was drafted." As a result, language addressing abnormality of balance/stability was added to the league's protocol list of symptoms that would keep a player from returning to action.

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