VIDEO: Jordan Reed Took a Brutal Helmet-to-Helmet Hit From Keanu Neal
Jordan Reed was evaluated for a concussion after taking a massive helmet-to-helmet hit Thursday night. Washington’s tight end took a brutal shot to the head from Atlanta Falcons safety Keanu Neal.
Check this out:
Jordan Reed took a BIG shot to the head from Keanu Neal.
— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoRCC) August 23, 2019
15 yard penalty.
Oof. Not the kind of contact you want to see guys taking, especially in preseason.
(Reed popped straight up and was fine.)#Redskins pic.twitter.com/aNVpFbriOk
Here’s another angle:
#Redskins TE Jordan Reed is being evaluated for a concussion
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) August 23, 2019
and is done for the night. This was the helmet-to-helmet hit. pic.twitter.com/QxKPBpjouG
Neal should have been ejected for that hit. It was really bad.
While Reed looked OK initially, as he popped right up, he was later being evaluated for a concussion:
After absorbing a big hit against the Falcons, Washington TE Jordan Reed is now being evaluated for a concussion.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 23, 2019
Later in the evening, Washington head coach Jay Gruden said Reed was in the concussion protocol:
Gruden said Jordan Reed is in the concussion protocol. That almost always means a concussion occurred.
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 23, 2019
Reed has been diagnosed with six concussions thus far in his career, this would be a seventh:
Jordan Reed has 6 documented concussions. This would be No. 7. #Redskins https://t.co/TpA4UXtHzW
— Nick Mensio (@NickMensio) August 23, 2019
Reed was a Pro Bowler in 2016, but has struggled to stay healthy consistently. When he’s on the field he’s great, but the 29-year-old has never played a full 16-game schedule. It looks like he may miss time again.