Few moments can silence a crowd of more than 30,000, but that’s exactly what happened on Saturday at Princess Auto Stadium when Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros went down in the third quarter of the Banjo Bowl.

The veteran quarterback took a high hit from Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back C.J. Reavis — a play that was deemed illegal following video review but didn’t appear to be dirty. Collaros laid motionless on the turf in obvious discomfort for several minutes.

While he was eventually able to jog to the locker room, the image of Collaros on the field was jarring.

We now know that the team is treating his injury like a concussion, with Collaros going through the team’s and league’s protocols. It’s unclear if the nagging neck issue Collaros has been dealing with th

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