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          Luke Joeckel's concussion was his first

          • Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 30, 2014, 05:00 PM ET
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              Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.
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          JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars left tackle Luke Joeckel had never had a concussion so he wasn’t sure if he’d know how to recognize the symptoms if he ever did receive one.

          Even so, he knew immediately things weren’t right after he got hit on the top of his head early in the first quarter of the Jaguars’ 27-13 loss to Miami last Sunday.

          "I didn’t really know how to describe a concussion," Joeckel said Thursday, the first time he’s been allowed to speak to the media because of the NFL’s concussion protocol. “When you get one you know right away, ‘Man, there’s something wrong.'"

          The injury happened on Josh Scobee’s 48-yard field goal attempt that ended up being blocked. He said he got hit in the head by a knee or thigh -- but still managed to push Miami’s Michael Thomas out of bounds at the end of the play.

          The Jaguars had thought Joeckel would miss the Bengals game because cornerback Dwayne Gratz and safety Johnathan Cyprien suffered concussions this season and both missed the following week’s game before returning to the field.