Niners officially scratch Alex Smith
 

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It’s official.

49ers coach Alex Smith won’t play on Monday night against the Bears.

The team announced the decision on Monday, explaining that the team’s
I hope he plays next week against the Saints so there will be no excuses from the whiner faithful when we spank dat a$$!!

medical director and concussion expert, Dr. Dan Garza, made the determination.

It’s still unclear whether Smith reported concussion symptoms, or whether he failed the team’s “contact” test. The 49ers use the “contact” test for every player who has suffered a concussion (contrary to a recent report that one player wasn’t required to pass a “contact” test), subjecting the player to simulated game contact to the head and monitoring him for symptoms in lieu of securing clearance and then having the player suffer concussion symptoms in a game.

Some other team’s use the “contact” test, but it’s not required. In this case, the end result of the team’s analysis is that Smith will be required to not play.

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Re: Niners officially scratch Alex Smith
 

"Contact test". So, basically, they take a guy who just had a concussion, and hit them in the head and see if the concussion comes back? :)

Re: Niners officially scratch Alex Smith
 

Can we get Rickey Jackson to administer the test?

Re: Niners officially scratch Alex Smith
 

That's the same thing I was thinking.
It sounds like a job for a bounty hunter.