Dart left the Eagles-Giants game late in the third quarter after being sacked by Patrick Johnson. Dart grabbed his head as he remained on the turf before being attended to by New York’s medical staff. The first-round rookie then jogged off the field under his own power before entering the blue medical tent on the sideline.
Russell Wilson entered the game for the Darts for two plays, punting the ball and throwing a touchdown. The Giants punted, Dart was eventually cleared and the quarterback returned to make a play on the next drive to end the game.
During Dart’s evaluation in the blue medical tent on the sideline, the NFL and NFLPA found that Daboll and Skattebo entered the tent and spoke to Dart before his evaluation was completed, “creating the perception that they were interfering with Dart’s exam.”
“While the parties agreed that the actions of Coach Daboll and Mr. Skattebo had no real impact on the examination or care Mr. Dart received,” the NFL-NFLPA joint statement said, “their conduct inconsistently conformed to and demonstrated a disregard for the requirements of the concussion protocol and therefore constituted a violation.”
The concussion protocol states that “only medical personnel deemed essential to the athlete’s care may be present at the tent and/or locker room evaluation. This includes the team physician best qualified to evaluate a concussion, the athletic trainer, and the sideline non-affiliated trauma consultant.”
The NFL and NFLPA also noted that the Giants have taken “immediate corrective actions to prevent similar violations in the future,” including cooperating with the review, conducting additional training with club personnel and players and taking additional steps to ensure that only authorized individuals are allowed to enter the medical tent during concussion testing.
Daboll said after the game that he apologized to the team doctor for his actions.
“I just stuck my head in to see how our quarterback was doing,” Daboll said at the time. “There’s no way I’d want a player to come back out who wasn’t ready to play. I have a lot of respect for that process.”
Giants owner John Mara said in a statement after the review began that Daboll’s actions appeared “inappropriate.”
New York’s fine comes as the Giants (2-5) prepare to face the Eagles (5-2) again, this time at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.