Trent Edwards Suffers Concussion

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Trent Edwards‘ workday came to an abrupt halt after just three plays this afternoon. Trent was looking down the gun barrel of Arizona Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson and completed a nice first down pass to rookie receiver James Hardy. But in the process, Adrian delivered a crushing helmet-to-facemask hit that gave Trent a concussion and knocked him out of the game for good. As he was being carted off the field, you could tell Trent didn’t really seem to know where he was or what was happening. It wasn’t a pretty sight. As it turns out, it was a bad omen for the Bills as they lost their first game of the season to the Cards 41-17. Bills head coach Dick Jauron gave a postgame update:

“Trent was responding, but still a bit groggy. Hopefully he’ll be fine as time goes by here.”

It won’t surprise me if Adrian gets a fine and possibly a suspension for the hit. The NFL is particularly protective of their quarterbacks and it’s plays like these that puts the highest profile players out of commission. With the recent emphasis on player safety, Adrian Wilson’s hit will not be taken lightly. As it shouldn’t be. Oddly enough, he wasn’t flagged for any wrongdoing on the play. I like Adrian Wilson. He’s one of the toughest safeties in the league. But he needs to have a better understanding of the rules if he wants to keep the money he’s earning. As for Trent, the Bills are on a bye this week, so he has some extra time to recover from the hit. And my guess is he’ll need it.

Source: BuffaloBills.com