flgreen Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Jets’ Hill practices, but he’s waiting for concussion go-ahead By Brian CostelloOctober 4, 2013 | 2:57pm Jets’ Hill practices, but he’s waiting for concussion go-ahead Jets wide receiver Stephen Hill returned to the practice field Friday wearing a red no-contact jersey. Hill suffered a concussion in Sunday’s loss to the Ttians and had not practiced this week. The red jersey likely means Hill has been cleared by doctors to do everything except take a hit. If he gets that clearance over the weekend, he could play Monday against the Falcons. The Jets desperately need Hill to play because Santonio Holmes is out with a hamstring injury and won’t play, according to a source. In other injury news from practice, RB Mike Goodson left the field with the trainer while the media was watching and went to the area where injured players ride the bike and do agility drills. Rex Ryan said Goodson felt some tightness in his hamstring and “we’ll see how he comes along.” Goodson is returning from his four-game suspension to start the season . CB Dee Milliner was on the field in shorts and a T-shirt and was on the stationary bike as practice started. RB Chris Ivory was doing positional drills and looks as if he could play Monday. QB Mark Sanchez, who is on the short-term IR, made a brief appearance on the practice field to ride the stationary bike. Sanchez is currently rehabbing his injured shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I knew I should have invested in the market for stationary bikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 OCT 4 8:23 PM ET By Jane McManus | ESPNNewYork.com FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – New York Jets wide receiver Stephen Hill practiced in a limited capacity Friday for the first time since sustaining a concussion in the loss to Tennessee last Sunday. Hill wore a red jersey, meaning that he was not allowed to engage in any contact with his teammates. He is going through the NFL’s concussion protocol to return to the field, but has not been cleared for play yet. The Jets play Monday night in Atlanta. Hill “I’m not going to say I’ve been cleared to play,” Hill said, “but I am ready to play any time they give me a heads up.” Coach Rex Ryan was glad to see Hill back on the field. “I believe that’s the only hurdle left, so we’ll see how it goes,” Ryan said. “But yes, I was encouraged. That was a good sign.” The Titans linebacker who tackled Hill, Michael Griffin, was fined $21,000 by the NFL on Friday. He was cited for unnecessary roughness, as well as striking a defenseless player in the head and neck area. Hill left the game immediately and said he experienced headaches until Wednesday. Since then, Hill said he’s been headache-free. “I’m feeling good,” Hill said. “Just ready to play.” Jets offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said there is some concern about playing a recently-concussed receiver at full speed, even if Hill is cleared. “Well, that’s a good point,” Mornhinweg said. “We’re not there yet. We don’t know if he’s going to play yet or not. But certainly, it comes into play. There’s no question about that on specific things that you may ask any player at any position, and certainly at receiver, there’s certain things you may or may not do.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed4 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 serious question: In training camp, the QBs wear "red" jerseys so they don't get sacked, but I've seen video, they still get hands on them. I'm assuming that in concussion cases like Hill, the "no contact" jersey means ABSOLUTELY NO contact. But at this point in the season, the practices are usually non-contact anyway, right? I thought I saw somewhere that the live hitting is saved for gamedays once the season starts, and that the players only wear shells for weekday practices. Anybody know any different? [ps. I put the "red" (jersey) in parenthesis because I saw that Tampa Bay uses green no contact jerseys, I'm sure other teams use other colors also.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinlawyer Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Sadly...Hill's concussion issues remind me of Al Toon. However, the comparison stops there. Toon was great..hill has potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed4 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Costello writes that Hill practiced today (Saturday) and has been upgraded to Probable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Sadly...Hill's concussion issues remind me of Al Toon. However, the comparison stops there. Toon was great..hill has potential. Isn't this Hill's first concussion? He was gonged head on. It happens. I wouldn't call it an issue yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Isn't this Hill's first concussion? He was gonged head on. It happens. I wouldn't call it an issue yet Yeah, pretty sure you are right. 99% of the posters here don't know anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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