Cleveland Browns wide receiver Elijah Moore has been urged to retire after he suffered a scary concussion against the New York Jets.<\/p>\n

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Moore entered concussion protocol after he\u00a0slammed his head into the turf\u00a0in the second quarter against the Jets. Moore appeared to convulse on the ground several times before he was able to get up and leave the field with the Browns training staff.<\/p>\n

Dr. Bennet Omalu \u2014 who is the inspiration behind the movie \u201cConcussion\u201d \u2014 thinks Moore should step away from football.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is my recommendation,\u201d\u00a0Omalu told TMZ Sports. \u201cHe was having a seizure. A seizure is a manifestation of brain damage, brain injury. \u2026 That is permanent damage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Omalu said that if Moore does intend to play football again, he should be out for at least three months.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven what I saw in that video, he should be benched for [the] rest of the season,\u201d\u00a0Omalu said.<\/p>\n

Browns Say Elijah Moore is Doing \u2018Better\u2019<\/h2>\n

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Moore spent the night in the hospital after the matchup against the Jets. He\u2019s since been released and is back home recovering.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a ton of other information other than say that he\u2019s doing better, he\u2019s home. I\u2019ve been texting with him,\u201d\u00a0Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said\u00a0on Friday, December 29. \u201cThose are always scary, as we all know. But I will say this about him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite playing just a half against the Jets, Moore had one of his best games of the season. He\u00a0snagged five catches\u00a0for 61 yards and scored a touchdown. He\u2019s having a career-year in Cleveland with 640 yards on 59 catches \u2014 both career highs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very proud of him. He was getting going,\u201d Stefanski said. \u201cI thought the route he ran for that touchdown was outstanding. He\u2019s done a great job for us. And with Amari (Cooper) going down, put him over there in that spot and didn\u2019t miss a beat. I mean, the play he made to break up was almost an interception, break it up, grab it. He was outstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Browns Unsure if Amari Cooper Will be Ready for Week 18<\/h2>\n

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The Browns played without Moore and Cooper for the majority of the game against the Jets. Cooper was a pregame scratch after testing out his heel injury before the game.<\/p>\n

He was coming off a record-setting performance against the\u00a0Houston Texans. Cooper recorded 265 yards on 11 catches with a pair of touchdowns. He suffered the heel injury on the opening play of the game against the Texans,\u00a0per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com.<\/p>\n

The Browns are unsure if Cooper will be available for their season finale against the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0on January 7.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Amari\u2019s case, he couldn\u2019t go and he tried like crazy,\u201d Stefanski said. \u201cBut I do think rest will be a big deal this weekend and then we\u2019ll see how he\u2019s doing next week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cooper\u2019s availability could end up being a moot point, at least for Week 18. The Browns could rest their starters for the final week of the season if they don\u2019t have a chance at the AFC North title and the No. 1 seed in the postseason.<\/p>\n

If the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0beat the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0on Sunday, the Browns will be out of the running and likely locked into the No. 5 seed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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