The league's concussion protocol is a complex process. Hurts will have to pass five steps to be medically cleared to play in time for Philly’s Week 17 home game against the Dallas Cowboys.

That means he's at least in Step 3 of the NFL's 5-step protocol to return to play. Davis, 25, sustained a concussion when he took a shoulder to the helmet from Denver safety Brandon Jones in ...

Under the NBA’s concussion protocol, a player must have no concussion-related symptoms at rest and then complete a multi-step return process monitored by a member of a team’s medical staff.