Mohamed Massaquoi Says He Suffered No Concussion Symptoms

Cleveland Browns receiver Mohamed Massaquoi returned to team practice on Tuesday, and most had him down as returning from a concussion. Massaquoi was taken out of the team's first preseason game on Friday on the first offensive play after taking a shot to the head. He was taken to the locker room immediately, and most had been saying "concussion" from the moment of collision.

That being said, Massaquoi himself refutes that statement, and says that he didn't suffer a concussion at all. The Chronicle-Telegram has the quote:

"I feel great, always felt great, never developed a symptom or anything," Massaquoi said. "Everything that was done was strictly precautionary because of the type of the hit, the way that the hit looked. So I'm excited just to play right now, and now we're gonna keep moving forward."

Massaquoi returned to full practice, which would certainly make it seem as though he didn't suffer a concussion. Usually, he'd be held out until shortly before the next game, at which point he'd have to take the concussion exam. It's no surprise that the Browns would be cautious based on how a hit has looked though, what with all of the drama a season ago with Colt McCoy taking a brutal hit and going back into the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Getting Massaquoi back is a definite plus for the Browns, who could certainly use his veteran presence on the field. Cleveland is set to run an offense built on a rookie quarterback in Brandon Weeden, a rookie running back in Trent Richardson, and a second-year receiver in Greg Little. That's an awful lot of inexperienced guys out there at once.

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Mohamed Massaquoi Returns To Browns Practice Tuesday

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi returned to practice Tuesday morning, according to ESPN Cleveland's Tony Grossi. Massaquoi had been out since suffering a concussion during Cleveland's first preseason game on Friday. The injury occurred on the Browns' first series after Massaquoi caught a pass from rookie Brandon Weeden and was hit by Lions safety Erik Coleman.

Massaquoi has suffered concussions in each of the past two seasons, including one in October that forced him to leave a game against the Seahawks. He also missed time in October 2010 after a James Harrison hit knocked Massaquoi out of a game against the Steelers. In total, he has missed three games in the last two seasons due to concussions.

Massaquoi added to this week's drama by taking to Twitter and refuting the Browns' report that he had suffered a concussion. He wrote, "No! Precautionary! Cant wait to get back to work!"

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Mohamed Massaquoi Injury: Coach Pat Shurmur Emphatic That Browns WR Suffered Concussion

After he denied reports that he suffered a concussion in Friday's game through Twitter, the case of Cleveland Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi became a tad bit more interesting on Sunday as Browns coach Pat Shurmur completely refuted his star receiver's comments to Browns beat reporter Daryl Ruiter:

Considering that Massaquoi's exact words on Twitter mentioned that everything was "precautionary" and that he "cant [sic] wait to get back to work," this is an odd development between two sides of a story that seem to have the same information at hand.

Obviously Shurmur's word is the one that matters here in the end, but it's hard to imagine the Browns are too thrilled with one of their players refuting a sensitive league-wide issue, such as a concussion, like this through social media.

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Mohamed Massaquoi Injury Update: Browns WR Tweets He Didn't Suffer Concussion

Given his concussion history, it must have been a scary moment for Cleveland Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi when he suffered a head injury during Friday's preseason game against the Detroit Lions. He was forced to leave the field of play and, after the game, Browns coach Pat Shurmur confirmed that Massaquoi had suffered a concussion, his third in three seasons.

In an odd twist, though, Massaquoi took to Twitter on Friday night to deny that he had suffered any ill effects from the hit.

No! Precautionary! Cant wait to get back to work! @jmccurry08: @momass11 no concussion? congrats on the win #GoBrownies

— Mohamed Massaquoi (@MoMass11) August 11, 2012

It's hard to fault Massaquoi for wanting to get back on the field, but the team will obviously need to monitor his condition very carefully over the next few days and weeks. It's unclear at the moment if he'll miss any additional time.

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Mohamed Massaquoi Injury Update: Browns Wide Receiver Exits Game With Head Injury

The 2012 preseason is off to a rough start for Cleveland wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, who suffered a head injury on his first play. Via the team's official twitter feed:

#Browns WR Mohamed Massaquoi is out for the remainder of the game with a head injury, the team's Media Relations staff announced.

— Cleveland Browns (@OfficialBrowns) August 10, 2012

Massaquoi, who has had problems with concussions in his NFL career, was hit high on his first pass from rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden. The Cleveland wideout was concussed by Steelers linebacker James Harrison two years ago, a vicious hit that seemed to propel NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to modify the rules of contact midway through the season.

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