Report: John Abraham has left Arizona Cardinals due to concussion
Sep 10, 2014, 6:29 PM | Updated: 6:33 pm
Arizona Cardinals linebacker John Abraham left Monday night’s game due to concussion-like symptoms, and Tuesday head coach Bruce Arians said the veteran was going through the league’s concussion protocol.
Unfortunately, that may be the last time anyone sees Abraham as an Arizona Cardinal.
After suffering another concussion Monday night, Cardinals LB John Abraham has left the team, quite possibly for good, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 10, 2014
Cardinals LB John Abraham is suffering from memory loss and has been for well over a year, per sources. Could be end of his NFL career.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 10, 2014
Abraham, 36, suffered the injury in the third quarter of the game.
The linebacker had a somewhat tumultuous offseason, and reported to training camp late due to legal issues stemming from a DUI in Georgia.
However, he was expected to help anchor a Cardinals defense that lost a considerable amount of talent in the offseason, so him being gone would be a substantial blow to what Arizona is trying to do.
However, if Abraham is indeed suffering from memory loss and other concussion-related symptoms, he is certainly right to take time off — and possibly call it a career.
Because Abraham has left the team, the Cardinals received a temporary roster exemption which they used to re-sign linebacker Marcus Benard.
Benard was released in the final round of roster cuts. The 29-year-old appeared in 12 games for the Cardinals last season, tallying 17 total tackles and 2.5 sacks. A veteran of four NFL seasons, the linebacker has amassed 62 total tackles and 14 sacks.
