NEWS BRIEFS

Dunkin’ Donuts cuts back menu

Coffee giant Dunkin’ Donuts debuts its smaller menu on Monday that is meant to provide speedier, more accurate service.

The scaled-back menus will first appear in New England and upstate New York, then move to the rest of the nation before the end of March, Dunkin’ Donuts said.

NFL examining Newton injury procedure

The Carolina Panthers’ handling of Cam Newton’s fourth-quarter injury has drawn the attention of the league, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport has reported.

Newton exited Carolina’s wild-card loss to the New Orleans Saints after taking a hit to the head in the fourth quarter, the report says. Newton attempted to walk off the hit, but instead sat down on the field near Carolina’s sideline and was attended to by team doctors. The QB was then evaluated for a concussion in the medical tent and quickly cleared to return.

Newton’s return following a quick tent visit raised eyebrows, considering the NFL’s recent modifications to the concussion protocol. These adjustments, implemented on Dec. 11, state that “a player who stumbles and/or falls to the ground when trying to stand, unrelated to an orthopedic injury, should be sent directly to the locker room to undergo the standard locker room exam.”