With the San Francisco 49ers locked in an NFC West battle with the Seattle Seahawks late on “Thursday Night time Soccer,” head coach Kyle Shanahan saved Charvarius Ward on the sidelines regardless of the beginning cornerback clearing the concussion protocol.
Ward was having an enormous recreation previous to his exit, primarily masking Seahawks star broad receiver D.Ok. Metcalf. Ward performed his second-fewest snaps of the season (52) on Thursday however nonetheless completed with six tackles, two passes defended and one fumble restoration.
The Tremendous Bowl LIV champion with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs signed with the Niners in March and has began all 14 of San Francisco’s video games this season. Ward already has a career-high 76 tackles and career-high and team-high 11 passes defended this 12 months with three video games remaining.
Shanahan’s determination to carry out Ward within the fourth comes on the heels of one other concussion controversy that could possibly be headed the NFL’s manner. In the course of the New England Patriots’ Week 14 “Monday Night time Soccer” victory over the Arizona Cardinals, wideout DeVante Parker suffered a concussion within the first quarter.
It was reported Tuesday that the NFL and NFLPA have been “reviewing the circumstances surrounding the sequence of occasions” of Parker’s concussion. The previous Miami Dolphin later went on social media to bash the league over its dealing with of his damage.
