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Morning links: Jahleel Addae diagnosed with concussion

Good morning.

Bernie Wilson of the Associated Press reports that after further evaluation by the team’s medical staff, San Diego Chargers safety Jahleel Addae indeed suffered a concussion.

Chargers head coach Mike McCoy and Addae said the safety was initially diagnosed with a shoulder stinger after two scary collisions during Thursday’s game at Denver. Addae continued to play, appearing in 53 of the 68 defensive snaps for San Diego’s defense.

The situation appears troubling because this is the second incident where a San Diego player returned to the field after suffering a concussion. Two weeks ago against Kansas City, Brandon Flowers suffered a concussion on a collision at the goal line with running back Jamaal Charles.

Flowers was evaluated on the sideline by the team’s medical staff but apparently passed the concussion tests, as he was back on the field for the next defensive series. However, Flowers was soon replaced, evaluated further and did not return to the game.

Flowers did not play Thursday against Denver.

While San Diego’s handling of Addae and Flowers' head injuries is concerning, they have kept running back Donald Brown out the past three weeks, as he has not passed the league’s concussion protocol.

Kevin Acee of U-T San Diego writes that the Chargers and the NFL blew it in the handling of Addae’s head injury.

Judson Richards of Xtra 1360 Fox Sports San Diego argues that despite what has occurred the past two weeks, player safety is a priority for the team in this audio link.

In this ESPN Insider pieceInsider, Sam Monson of Pro Football Focus ranks San Diego’s supporting cast No. 14 in the NFL. Monson: “It speaks volumes about the quality of Philip Rivers' MVP candidacy that his supporting cast ranks this low. He certainly has some weapons, but the team has also suffered a series of injuries, including having their top three running backs sidelined. None of the starting offensive linemen has a positive pass-protecting grade, with four of the five surrendering multiple sacks. Rivers frequently has very little time to work during games and is still able to deliver the ball to his receivers.”

Jim Alexander of the Riverside Press-Enterprise offers three takeaways from San Diego’s loss at Denver.

Ricky Henne of Chargers.com offers five lessons learned from San Diego’s loss this week.

Khaled Elsayed of Pro Football Focus singles out the performance of Eric Weddle and Rivers as two of the few bright spots for the Chargers in the team’s loss at Denver.

Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post already is counting the days until the Broncos return to the Super Bowl.

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