As the NFL supposedly is more sensitive than it’s ever been to the problem of concussions, some teams still can’t bring themselves to use the “C” word when disclosing the reason for a concussed player’s injury.

Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin, for example, suffered a concussion when Jets safety Eric Smith launched his body, helmet first, into Boldin’s head.  But Boldin is listed on the injury report as having an injury to his “head.”

Ditto for Panthers tackle Jordan Gross.  He has a concussion, but on the injury report circulated by e-mail on Wednesday the condition is described as a “head” injury.  (In contrast, the version of the report published by the league office mentions that it’s a concussion.  More on that later.)

Then there’s Falcons tackle Sam Baker.  He’s got a concussion.  Per the injury report, it’s an “illness.”

Technically, the injury report only mentions the body part, and not what’s wrong with body part.  So a torn ACL is “knee.”  And a Lisfranc sprain is “foot.”  And a raging case of the herp is “groin.” 

Still, Gross is listed on the version of the report published by the league office as missing practice due to “concussion.”  So when it comes to the head, it’s OK to call it a “concussion.”

But plenty of teams can’t get themselves to use the “C” word.  Possibly because it’s the most troubling injury that teams face, since no one really knows when it heals, when another one is going to happen, and when the player’s head is going to quit working altogether.