Silver And Black Pride - Darrius Heyward-Bey back at home, expected to make full recoveryCovering all things Las Vegas Raiders footballhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49501/sbp-fav.png2012-10-02T14:24:14-07:00http://www.silverandblackpride.com/rss/stream/31723372012-10-02T14:24:14-07:002012-10-02T14:24:14-07:00Darrius Heyward-Bey back practicing
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<p>Darrius Heyward-Bey returned to the practice field with his teammates Tuesday. According to media on hand, including Paul Gutierrez of CSN Bay Area, DHB took part in stretches and was working with the first-team offense.</p> <p>DHB is recovering from a vicious hit to the jaw by the crown of Steelers' safety Ryan Mundy's helmet in their week three home game. DHB was knocked unconscious and laid on the field motionless for several minutes. He was then taken from the field on a stretcher where he was hospitalized overnight with a concussion and neck strain.</p>
<p>He had not practiced all last week and only made an appearance on the sideline on Friday before the team trip to Denver.</p>
<p>It is pretty miraculous after the hit he took that he would be back at practice just over a week later. It is unknown if he has been cleared for full contact but my guess would be he's not.</p>
<p>The Raiders have a bye week so there is no need to rush DHB back into full contact. However, by next week I would expect he would return to practicing full and be in the starting lineup when the Raiders travel to Atlanta to face the Falcons in week 6.</p>
https://www.silverandblackpride.com/2012/10/2/3445746/oakland-raiders-darrius-heyward-bey-back-practicingLevi Damien2012-09-24T12:28:13-07:002012-09-24T12:28:13-07:00Darrius Heyward-Bey back at home, expected to make full recovery
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<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders" class="sbn-auto-link">Oakland Raiders</a> wide receiver <span>Darrius Heyward-Bey</span>, who suffered a scary injury against the <a href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> on Sunday, has been released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. Heyward-Bey was diagnosed with a concussion and a neck strain.</p>
<p>Heyward-Bey was injured early in the fourth quarter of the Raiders' 34-31 win. He ran a route to the end zone and suffered a helmet-to-helmet hit from Steelers safety <span>Ryan Mundy</span>. Heyward-Bey crumpled to the turf and was motionless for several minutes. He had to be taken off on a stretcher but gave a thumbs up as he was leaving the stadium.</p>
<p>Later in the game, Mundy was involved in a helmet-to-helmet collision with Raiders tight end <span>Brandon Myers</span>. Myers was diagnosed with a concussion on the sideline. Mundy was not penalized for either hit.</p>
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<p>Doctors confirmed Monday morning that <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> wide receiver <span>Darrius Heyward-Bey</span> avoided a concussion, <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DanEnright/status/250228824984391681">according to Dan Enright of the Daily Messenger.</a></p>
<p>Following the Raiders 34-31 victory over the visiting <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>, Oakland head coach Dennis Allen originally informed the media that Heyward-Bey had suffered a concussion. But after analyzing him overnight, medical officials are now claiming that Heyward-Bey's injury is specifically in the neck region.</p>
<p>The injury occurred on an end zone pass from quarterback <span>Carson Palmer</span> early in the fourth quarter. Heyward-Bey was pinched between two defenders with the helmet of safety <span>Ryan Mundy</span> knocking him square in the facemask. Heyward-Bey's head hit the ground violently as he came down from the hit and he was knocked unconscious momentarily. No flag was thrown on the play and Heyward-Bey's eyes remained shut for approximately 10 minutes.</p>
<p>Heyward-Bey was able to give the crowd a thumbs up while being carted off the field.</p>
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<p>Steelers Ryan Mundy causes two Raiders concussions with zero flags</p> <p>There was some tense moments late in the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Raiders</a> week three matchup with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Steelers</a> on Sunday. Wide receiver <span>Darrius Heyward-Bey</span> was hit in the head and laid unconscious in the South end zone for several minutes and was eventually placed on a stretcher and taken to the hospital.</p>
<p>The Raiders were at the 16 yard line and Heyward-Bey went over the middle into double coverage and Palmer through a laser for him to go up and get. That's when Steelers safety <span>Ryan Mundy</span> ran full speed and led with his helmet into DHB's chin. The blow knocked DHB unconscious and he laid on the field not moving.</p>
<p>Despite the seemingly obvious helmet to helmet contact on a defenseless receiver, no flag was thrown from the crew of replacement officials.</p>
<p>Without the lesson learned, Mundy was not done with his head hunting. On the Raiders final drive, on what proved to be one of the biggest catches of the day, tight end <span>Brandon Myers</span> caught a pass for 15 yards and Mundy nailed him at the end of it.</p>
<p>The catch gave the Raiders a first down on a critical third down conversion. Myers left the field and was quickly diagnosed with a concussion from the hit. He will be monitored throughout the week under NFL rules for concussion and have to pass several concussion tests to be cleared to play next week.</p>
<p>There was no flag on he hit to Myers because Myers was not a defenseless receiver.</p>
<p>DHB on the other hand, was defenseless receiver and did not fare anywhere near as well. The Raiders announced that he is in stable condition but will be held in the hospital overnight for observation. Along with the concussion, he also suffered injuries to his neck.</p>
<p>For some perspective, in training camp, <span>Mike Goodson</span> was hit hard and was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. He was released four hours later and still wore a neck brace for several days as well as missing two preseason games. This injury to DHB is far worse.</p>
<p>Mundy was filling in for the injured <span>Troy Polamalu</span>. The All Pro free safety is known for his hard hits and ball hawking skills. But he is not known for illegal and dirty hits.</p>
<p>Mundy really seems to like laying punishment on the Raiders. He put the hit on Jonnie Lee Higgins a few years back which is seen as the moment Higgins was never the same player. At least then he was flagged for unnecessary roughness on a late hit. He was also fined $10,000 for the hit.</p>
<p>I fully expect the hit he put on DHB to garner a fine and it will be a whole lot more than $10k. As for the flag that was not thrown, it would have been a bigger deal had the Raiders been held out of the endzone. But they kept their composure and <span>Carson Palmer</span> hit <span>Denarius Moore</span> on an out route for a touchdown a few plays later to make the non-call not as big of an issue.</p>
<p>DHB also caught a touchdown on a fade in the second quarter. He beat Ryan Mundy on the play. Looks like Mundy was looking for some retribution.</p>
https://www.silverandblackpride.com/2012/9/23/3380872/pittsburgh-steelers-ryan-mundy--two-oakland-raiders-concussions-zero-flagsLevi Damien