MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The NFL will look into the Baltimore Ravens' handling of the concussion protocol with quarterback Matt Schaub, a spokesman said Sunday.
Schaub clutched his helmet after the back of his head banged off the turf with three minutes left in the second quarter of Baltimore's 15-13 loss to Miami. He was helped off the ground by referee John Parry. He remained in the game for the final three plays of that drive, which ended in an interception, and he returned for the next series, in which he threw a pick-six.
"We will follow up as per our normal procedures," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. "We review all protocols after games."
This comes two weeks after the league investigated the procedures that led to the St. Louis Rams keeping quarterback Case Keenum in the game after he suffered a head injury in Baltimore. The NFL did not discipline the Rams.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said the team followed the correct steps with Schaub.
"Our trainer went out right away and talked to him," Harbaugh said. "He said he was fine, and he was good, and he was clear in whatever the test is they give him. Then we put him through the concussion protocol anyway, and he was just screaming that he was fine, and he had no issue. But our doctors grabbed him and put him through the protocol, and he passed."
Schaub was asked about grabbing his helmet and whether he got dinged up.
"Not really," he said. "I just had to make some adjustments."
There has been increasing concern over player health. On Friday, the NFL Players Association held a mandatory conference call with players about safety issues.
"Doctors looked at me and came over to do their necessary test," Schaub said. "However, everything checked out fine."