NFL fines Giants $200K, head coach Brian Daboll $100K, running back Cam Skattebo $15K for concussion protocol violation Sean Leahy October 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM 1 The NFL has handed out fines to the New York Giants, as well as head coach Brian Daboll and running back Cam Skattebo, for their actions in...
- - NFL fines Giants $200K, head coach Brian Daboll $100K, running back Cam Skattebo $15K for concussion protocol violation
Sean Leahy October 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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The NFL has handed out fines to the New York Giants, as well as head coach Brian Daboll and running back Cam Skattebo, for their actions involving concussion protocol during their Week 6 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, the NFL and NFL Players Association announced Friday.
The Giants organization was fined $200,00 for violating the concussion protocol involving rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, while the league also docked Daboll $100,000 and Skattebo $15,000 for "conduct detrimental to the league."
"After a thorough review, the parties concluded that the team medical staff and unaffiliated medical providers properly followed all of the steps required by the collectively bargained and administered concussion protocol in their evaluation of Mr. Dart," the NFL and NFLPA said in a joint statement.
"When the protocol is triggered, all gameday concussion evaluations must take place either in the sideline blue medical tent or in the locker room, to ensure that the player receives a thorough examination without distraction. The concussion protocol states that "only medical personnel deemed essential to the care of the athlete may be present for the tent and/or locker room evaluation. This includes the team physician best qualified to evaluate concussion, the club athletic trainer, and the sideline Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultant." No other individuals are permitted in the tent or locker room during an evaluation.
"The NFL and NFLPA concluded that the Giants violated the protocol when Head Coach Brian Daboll and running back Cam Skattebo entered the medical tent and spoke with Mr. Dart before his evaluation was complete, creating the perception that they were interfering with Dart's exam. While the parties agreed that Coach Daboll's and Mr. Skattebo's actions had no actual impact on the exam or the care that Mr. Dart received, their conduct was inconsistent with and demonstrated a disregard for the concussion protocol's requirements and therefore constituted a violation. The parties also noted that the Giants undertook immediate remedial steps to prevent any similar violation in the future, including by cooperating fully with the joint review, conducting additional training with club staff and players about proper use of the medical tent and taking additional steps to ensure that only permitted individuals are able to enter the medical tent during a concussion evaluation."
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Dart took a hard hit from Eagles linebacker Patrick Johnson in the third quarter of their Thursday night game and was slow to get up. He was able to jog off the field and was taken into the blue medical tent to be evaluated for a concussion.
Daboll, eager to know when he could put his quarterback back into the game with New York leading 27-17, went over to the tent to look in as Russell Wilson entered the game. Skattebo also went inside to check on Dart before being asked to leave.
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Daboll was later shown on the Prime Video broadcast yelling at team orthopedist Dr. Scott A. Rodeo, who was not involved in Dart's evaluation. Daboll said he later apologized to Rodeo.
Daboll explained after the game that he looked into the tent to check on Dart, "a player that's important to us, important to me." He added, "In no way would I want a player to come back out there that wasn't ready to play. ... I was wondering if it took 10 minutes, if it takes an hour, if it took 2 minutes ... to make a decision on the game. Health and safety is important to us, is important to me."
Dart returned to the game and finished 17 of 25 for 195 yards with passing and rushing touchdowns.
Skattebo told reporters he "was making sure Jaxson wasn't hurting anybody in the injury tent" when he ventured inside to check on his quarterback.
The NFL and NFLPA announced afterward that an investigation would be opened — one that Giants owner John Mara said team would fully cooperate with. Mara added that he spoke with Daboll about going to the medical tent and believed the head coach was not trying to speed up the concussion evaluation process.
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