Washington rookie cornerback Benjamin St-Juste is in the NFL’s concussion protocol, head coach Ron Rivera said on Wednesday.
At some point in Washington’s 43-21 loss to the Bills, St-Juste suffered a head injury and left the game. He was examined and cleared to return.
Rivera spoke on St-Juste’s situation Wednesday.
“He took a shot and came out during the game,” Rivera said in his post-practice presser. “He was examined; he was put back in because he looked pretty good.”
St-Juste recorded seven tackles against the Bills on Sunday. According to Pro Football Focus, St-Juste recorded the highest grade of his rookie season on Sunday. St-Juste finished the game with a grade of 70.3.
Rivera discussed that while St-Juste was cleared to return in Sunday’s game, he wasn’t feeling well on Wednesday:
Apparently, when he got back and things settled in, and he didn’t feel well today, so we had him see the doctors and be safe and figure out what was going on. It’s one of those things that was unfortunately just a reaction, and he really didn’t feel bad until today.
Washington faces the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, and if St-Juste can’t go, that means we would see more of Torry McTyer. Veteran Darryl Roberts could also be active for the first time.
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