NFL fines Giants, coach Brian Daboll and rookie Cam Skattebo for
violating concussion protocols
[October 25, 2025]
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL levied three fines totaling $315,000 against the
New York Giants on Friday for violating concussion protocol by peeking
into a medical tent to check on injured quarterback Jaxson Dart during
an in-game evaluation two weeks ago.
The league fined the team $200,000 for the violation. The NFL also fined
coach Brian Daboll $100,000 and fined rookie running back Cam Skattebo
$15,000 for talking to Dart before his evaluation was complete and
creating the perception that they were interfering with the exam. |
New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll responds to questions after an
NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in
Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) |
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The NFL and the NFL Players Association reviewed relevant
reports and video and jointly interviewed members of the club's
medical staff, independent medical providers, coaches and
players.
The two parties concluded that the team's medical staff and
unaffiliated medical providers properly followed all the
concussion protocol steps required under the Collective
Bargaining Agreement.
“While the parties agreed that Coach Daboll’s and Mr. Skattebo’s
actions had no actual impact on the exam or the care that Mr.
Dart received, their conduct was inconsistent with and
demonstrated a disregard for the concussion protocol’s
requirements and therefore constituted a violation,” the league
and the NFLPA said in a joint statement.
The parties also noted that the Giants took immediate steps to
prevent any similar violation in the future.
TV cameras caught Daboll poking his head into the blue injury
tent when Dart was being checked for a concussion in the
Thursday night game. Daboll was impatient about the time it was
taking to clear Dart, saying he just wanted him out there “if he
was OK.” Daboll later apologized and acknowledged he was in the
wrong.
Skattebo also poked his head into the tent, joking he was
“making sure that Jaxson wasn’t hurting anybody in the injury
tent.”
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