Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't think this should necessarily be a big deal. I mean, the author of the article was OK with the entire quote until the last phrase.
"...it was a bunch of things catching up to me. That’s what I’ve said since the game. It was a bunch of little things. It was knee. It was hip. I took that hit on the sack in which I had. I had a big hit on the tight end coming across the middle. It was a bunch of little stuff and that point, I didn’t feel confident putting myself out there. I had to do what’s in the best interests of not only the team..."
The way I see it he was just reiterating what he had already said. Lots of little things made him feel that he should take time to recover. I know that a lot of people may view that as selfish, but it depends on how exactly he felt and we the fans simply can't know that. The athlete knows his body better than anyone else, and if he thought he wasn't fit to be on the line, or that by lining up and playing he would actually be a hindrance to the team, then I'm fine with him making that call. If he was being a baby or just making excuses then I would be pretty damn disappointed, but I don't think I have enough information to condemn him at this point so I wont.
Originally Posted by: StoicFire