Adams should be OK; Trevethan put self at great risk too

Randall looked in the direction of Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, who was the only safety in coverage on the play. A report by NBC Sports states that Adams has been released from the hospital after he spent the night getting treatment.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams was taken to a nearby hospital after taking a huge hit to the head against the Chicago Bears on Thursday.

On third-and-goal at the Bears’ 16-yard line, Aaron Rodgers threw a short eight-yard pass to Adams over the middle. Trevathan and Adams’ helmets collided and immediately medical crews were signaled to assist Adams. The hit was purely unnecessary violence. It only served to hurt and potentially injure Adams. His mouthpiece flew out of his mouth.

As the game came to a halt and the training staff tended to Adams, Twitter lit up with reactions. Trevathan’s hit certainly applies. If the league finds Trevathan’s act as egregious as that one, he’ll likely be sitting out a game.

NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport tweeted Friday that morning that the hit is being reviewed for a possible suspension. In practice, we now know it wasn’t enough. The NFL should borrow from, if not outright duplicate, the collegiate targeting rule.

Head trauma injuries and concussion cases have become somewhat synonymous with the NFL. In fact, when Trevathan takes his helmet off to yell at the Packers (at about the 37-second mark in the lower right corner), it should have resulted in a second penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. “He was just playing the game that he’s been playing since he was a young man”.

The NFL can tweak the language. Now, the NFL and professional football as a whole needs to do it.

“I don’t wish bad on nobody, but I’m going to play lights out”, Trevathan said. “That one got to me-that’s when you really start thinking about this game”.

Trevathan will be fined heavily, but that’s not almost enough here.