austin collie injury

Clearly, a concussion isn't a minor injury, and Collie's appear as severe as any suffered by an NFL player this year. But knowing that Collie is apparently out of the woods as far as paralysis is worried will likely change the conversation from his status to the officiate of the hit.

This is according to a tweet from Indianapolis radio host Kevin Lee, who says he beam with Colts coach Jim Caldwell and was told that Collie has a concussion. Collie leftovers in the locker room and was earlier reported to be "sitting up and alert."

Though Kurt Coleman was flagged for a needless roughness penalty for a helmet-to-helmet hit, and the league office has already affirmed that that was the correct call, a groundswell of defense for Coleman's move toward as clean, legal, and unfortunate has already taken place on Twitter.

Steeler’s safety Ryan Clark, known for his hard hits, especially a very serious one in the 2009 AFC Championship Game on Willis McGahee is the most famous NFL player to protect Coleman.