GREEN BAY - At first, Kingsley Keke’s vision went blurry.
The second-year Green Bay Packers defensive lineman said he doesn’t remember the exact play, nor the exact hit, that caused the concussion that kept him sidelined throughout the 2020 postseason.
Looking back, Keke said he sustained the concussion in Week 13 on the road against the Detroit Lions. But he didn’t think anything at the time about the spurt of blurred vision that subsided shortly thereafter. Keke stayed in the game and played more than half of the defensive snaps, finishing with a quarterback hit and a pass breakup.
It wasn’t until Week 15 against the Tennessee Titans that Keke noticed he felt off.
“The first couple snaps, that's when I knew something was wrong,” Keke told PackersNews. “I knew I wasn't right in my head. I was just out there just trying to keep going for my team. I thought I was fine, but then again, I knew I wasn't fine. It's just the adrenaline running.
“But I kept playing.”