the league in the Union on
whether to, what extent, the concussion protocol was
properly, followed as to to otago by lower, when he was hit
by
bills. Linebacker Matt Milano head, hit the ground showed
signs of gross motor and stability were the protocols.
Followed
something else though, Chris that is lingering and I've said
before the unc's unaffiliated neurotrauma Consultants are
the next Battleground.
Here's something D Smith had to say yesterday about the
Troll. The NFL has been trying to exert
over the unc's who technically work
for both the league in the union.
But there's kind of a vibe
that maybe the league thinks
they control the unc's have a listen,
through the course of us. Handling the
hunk, I'm sorry the situation
that unfortunately happened to to the player and the aftermath
I think that when the league
were there, many Co-director of make so unilateral decision to
meet with the Unk separately
from from the union.
That's a that's not only a problem that's a breach of
ethics
and thankfully
Roger shut that down and that meeting didn't occur.
Am I a little concerned that the League's medical director
for some reason
thought
that he could meet with the young? On his own without
the Union. Yes. You know,
perhaps it was a lapse in judgment and my hope is that
Alan's lapse in judgment, is his last
lapse in judgment.
So there's a subtlety there to what two more Smith is saying
I'll be less subtle. He's saying that Alan Sills,
the NFL's chief medical officer tried to meet directly and
exclusively with the unaffiliated, neurotrauma
Consultants. Without the union being involved, which is just
stunning stunning because the unc's work for the league and
the union and the closest thing, the player has to
an advocate in the room is
the UNC because the team doctor is there the players there in
the player wants to play the UNC has to Be the adult in
the room. And if the NFL is trying to exert control over these
folks, and
to Roger Goodell's credit, and this is based on what the more
Smith said Goodell block that from happening. I think he
recognized, this is wrong. They really need to figure out how
they're going to handle these folks going forward because
the unc's I think Chris of the most
important figures
in this entire concussion protocol
application. Yeah, I mean
they definitely are you said of the adult in the room,
whatever, they got to be the guy that yeah, there's no bias.
There's no wait. Doing what's medically right for the person
not player not being influenced by. Yeah he wants to play or
team hey push him out there, he's okay we need him today on
this one
very important spot and again I
don't know. I don't want to accuse dr. Allen seals of
anything bad because I think his hearts always in the right
place I do I mean just being around him as much as we've
been around him
you know, Justin and League functions and even before that
I You think he cares about players in the league and
safety and all that. It's just not a good look to just go, you
know, Rogue on your own and have that meeting there it does
and makes it
look like they're,
you know, trying to persuade or sway things their way. And
I think that's where, you know, it's bad and good thing. Roger
Goodell stepped in on that one.
The unc's are critical because again, they want the players to
be traded as patients. Not check, not like like
a pre-flight checklist that they do. Check, check. Check check.
Okay. Good to go planes. Good to fly truck. Good to roll
players. Good to go back.
It needs to be broader and sometimes you need to take
a step back and not just check boxes and say what's the best
for this human being this patient. Not this.