Buccaneers TE Cameron Brate taken off discipline on stretcher

PITTSBURGH — Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight finish Cameron Brate was carted off the sector on a stretcher after a helmet-to-helmet hit within the third quarter in a really scary scene at Acrisure Stadium Sunday.

Brate, who’s in his first recreation again after struggling a concussion two weeks in the past towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, collided with Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Myles Jack, with Jack hitting the highest of Brate’s helmet.

Brate was attended to first by the Bucs’ coaching employees after which further medical personnel hurried onto the sector. Play was stopped for 8 minutes as benches cleared for each groups to assemble round Brate.

Brate is at the moment being evaluated however the crew stated he is ready to transfer all of his extremities, and he was in a position to give a thumb’s up as he was leaving the sector.

The Bucs’ dealing with of concussions got here below scrutiny two weeks in the past in Week 4 when Brate appeared to take successful to the top simply earlier than halftime towards the Chiefs however remained within the recreation. Coach Todd Bowles stated that was as a result of Brate was complaining of shoulder ache on the time and wasn’t exhibiting indicators of a concussion till halftime.

That was on the heels of an NFL investigation and the NFLPA firing an unbiased neurologist after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered an obvious head harm towards the Buffalo Payments in Week 3 and was allowed to play on Thursday Evening Soccer towards the Cincinnati Bengals, the place he left the sport with a concussion.