Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb is still experiencing concussion symptoms. Beat writer Kent Somer confirms that he’s unlikely to play against the Seahawks this weekend, giving quarterback John Skelton another start.
Kolb says he didn’t do much when his teammates practiced on Wednesday after a test he had a day earlier confirmed the symptoms.
“I had a full psych exam,” he said. “It showed that I’m a little slow with reaction stuff and some processing stuff from my baseline that I had earlier in the year. It basically just validates what we have been saying as far as the symptoms.”
” You never know when you can help out. That’s very important for us to go 8-8. That’s a big thing in our locker room. We felt that we had a great thing going this last half of the season and we want to continue that for next year,” Kolb said.
“The lingering symptoms are the biggest kicker,” he said. “That is something I didn’t deal with last time. I felt like once I got to that Friday or Saturday of the next week I felt pretty good. Obviously this one seems to linger a little bit further. Not ideal, but you roll with the punches.”
Kolb has spent time talking to other players that have experienced concussions and has concluded that every concussion is different. “My first one was a lot different than this one was,” he said. “You can’t anticipate it, and I think this is a thing where you have to be smart, especially in our situation. No one wants to be out there worse than I do. I’m not happy about it, but it’s something I have to deal with.”
The quarterback has not played since he took a knee to the head on Arizona’s third offensive play against the San Francisco 49ers on Dec. 11. Kolb missed four games earlier in the season with a right turf-toe injury.
Skelton has quietly averaged 297 yards with 2 TDs and 2 INTs per game over the past 3 weeks.
