left the ' playoff lo s to the after notifying team doctors of a concu sion suffered in the first quarter. While some have labeled Wentz injury prone or soft for taking himself out of the game, the NFL's chief medical officer applauded Wentz for the decision to remove himself from action."I think what Carson Wentz did is heroic and should be highlighted as an example of how an unbelievably skilled and competitive athlete understands the seriousne s of concu sion injury Steve Smith Jersey and is willing to honestly report it and receive the care that he needs independent of his desire and drive to continue to participate Charlie Brown Jr. Jersey in the game," Dr. Allen Sills said Thursday, . "Having a concu sion and playing through it is not about toughne s. That's demonstrating a lack of understanding of the severity of the injury. So I applaud Carson Wentz for understanding how serious this injury is and for getting appropriate care that he needs."Wentz went 1 of 3 for four yards pa sing in his postseason debut before being knocked out by Seahawks defensive endon a helmet-to-helmet hit that did not result in a penalty. The Eagles quarterback actually played a few more snaps before notifying the Eagles of his condition, which led to an evaluation in the medical tent. Wentz headed to Bogdan Bogdanovic Jersey the locker room and was ruled out shortly after."It's a great example to players at all ages and levels that you only have one brain and you shouldn't take chances with a brain injury," Sills said. "Brain injuries are different than other injuries. Anytime someone has a sprained ankle, you can see their ankle swell up or they dislocate a finger and you can see the finger pointing in the wrong direction. You can't see a brain injury from the outside, but that does not make it any le s severe or any le s dangerous to the recipient than any of those other injuries."Wentz certainly listed to the advice of Eagles head coach Doug Pederson on the importance of reporting concu sions. In December, Eagles linebacker left a game against the after the first play from scrimmage when he collided with Dolphins wide receiver. He returned to the game about the concu sion when the symptoms Nathan Knight Jersey remained three days later."We stre s how important it is for our players to, one, either self-police themselves and/or a teammate, kind of say something to a medical team member of this importance," Pederson said. "We know how important head and neck injuries are to our league and to just the person, the player himself and the well-being of the player."I'll reiterate to our team again obviously the importance of reporting injuries, regardle s of what type of injury it is. But I just want him and the guys to understand that I'm disappointed in this decision."The Eagles certainly were on top of the health and well being of their franchise quarterback, demonstrating to the NFL Dewayne Dedmon Jersey how severe they take head injuries. Perhaps all the other NFL teams will follow their example.