Tyrone have denied that Sean Cavanagh was concussed during last Saturday night's game against Monaghan.
Red Hand manager Mickey Harte said after the game that the Moy man had played the full match despite having a "slight, mild concussion".
But the Tyrone County Board issued a statement via email shortly before midnight tonight stating that Cavanagh wasn't in fact concussed.
"Sean Cavanagh sustained a knock to his forehead during the first half of the match on Saturday," read the statement. "He was immediately assessed for any evidence of concussion.
"On the pitch Sean was alert and reported no symptoms. He was able to answer all Maddock's questions confirming he was fully orientated. He was deemed NOT to be concussed and was allowed to remain on the field.
"As concussion can be an evolving condition he was closely monitored by the Medical team who were satisfied his behaviour/ball handling/coordination etc were appropriate and he remained symptom free.
"At half time he was reassessed and passed full SCAT3 evaluation. The Medical Team were satisfied throughout that Sean did not have concussion.
"In post-match interviews the term 'concussion' was used loosely from a non-medical perspective which appears to have lead to some erroneous conclusions. We trust this statement clarifies the matter," the statement concluded.
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