Lions RB Jahvid Best to I.R.
Alex Dunlap, Rosterwatch.com

The Lions made it official today, and put talented RB Jahvid Best on season-ending injured reserve in order to properly continue the recovery process associated with severe and/or repeated concussions.

Best has not been a model of injury-free consistency without the concussions, though. He’s had turf toes and ankles and knees during his relatively short NFL career.  But, the concussion history was a major issue that was known about since he was at Cal, where he suffered the most brutal concussion I have ever seen. It makes you feel gross to watch. And that was not his first.

Any concussion will be taken seriously with Best, and this situation was 2 concussions within 4 weeks of one another. He plays on fast turf which seems to be harder on shifty RBs, and certainly harder anyone who gets their head banged on the ground.