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smith recovering from a sharp blow to the head during a game
yesterday. the question, when will he be cleared to play? he
took one, or two, good shots. >> yes. there is a question which
was the blow that knocked him out. it doesn't matter at this
point. because they're moving forward. smith chekdb## out today.
there are protocols to protect players and smith will have to
pass a battery of tests. smith hurt yesterday, he told head
coach that he was experiencing blurry vision this, is a play in
which we thought he got hurt. smith was hoping blurry vision
would clear up, but it didn't. in an effort to protect players
from returning too quickly nfl put in new rules 3 an independent
neurologyist. the doctors will test smith, comparing results to
a base line test done in the off season. to you, assuming alex
passes that, he can go back to nonfootball activities. stuff
like lifting weights an