Andre Johnson has said that he does not have a problem with the hit from Bernard Pollard which left him with a concussion last weekend.
The Houston Texans wide receiver was forced out of the game after taking a hit to the head from the Tennessee Titans safety.
The 32-year-old told reporters: "Hits like that happen in the game. It's part of football. It's something that I know that happens. It's part of the game. I signed up for it. I don't really have a problem with it. Those hits happen. That's pretty much it.
"I never lost consciousness at all. The only thing was that my head, when I hit the ground, my head slammed against the turf and everything was blurry and I had a headache, a real bad headache at the time. I never lost consciousness, but I was aware of everything that had happened.
"I told them exactly what happened when I got to the sideline. I knew exactly who hit me and whatnot. That's pretty much it. He hit me, but what caused the blurry vision and stuff was from my head slamming into the ground."
Pollard is appealing against a $42,000 (£26,000) fine for the hit.
Sian Cowper
