Source: 'System failure' by Browns

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    The initial review of the Cleveland Browns' handling of quarterback Colt McCoy's concussion Thursday night is being labeled as a "blatant system failure" by a union source because the team's medical staff did not conduct proper testing before sending him back into the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

    The NFL and the NFL Players Association's chief physicians -- Dr. Elliott Pellman and Dr. Thom Mayer -- have conducted the initial review, sources said, and both the league and the union will continue the process that one source says will "likely" be the catalyst for the placement of independent neurologists at each game site in time for the 2012 season.

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