Sam Shields, in his own words· Page 2

wpr
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6 years ago

Again, not trying to slam the packers, I'm trying to discuss the NFL as a whole. To address just your above post, we don't know the packers didn't coach him what to do and not do. However, it is also reasonable to expect Sam to have listened to them if they did. He listened to UCLA about it, why not the packers if they told him the same thing. Again, maybe he needed to hear it twice, we don't know. I'm not trying to blame GB or the NFL. But the way Sam wrote that makes it seem that he didn't get the proper coaching from his NFL trainers, he gave all the credit to UCLA for healing him. Again, maybe he ignored his trainers and listened to UCLA. We don't know. I'm just saying, if he didn't receive the proper coaching from his trainers, then the NFL an GB still have a long way to go with their new concussion focus, and that is scary. Stop trying to vilify me/my comments.

Originally Posted by: gbguy20

The same with my comments. I am not trying to vilify. I am wondering why he had no success in his treatment while under the care of the Packer's staff. Simply letting him leave doesn't make sense. Did they have some kind of a plan in place? According to Sam, it doesn't sound like it. Maybe they did. Perhaps they planned to check in every couple of weeks. I think he needed more care than that. Since he had a concussion my guess is that he wasn't thinking straight.

I have to wonder if they would have released him if he remained in GB.

What I am really wondering is if the NFL protocol is the best treatment available at this time. Maybe it is. Maybe not. Green Bay's wishes aside, I think Corp NFL as a whole is out to save themselves from future lawsuits more than they truly care about the health of the players.

If it took UCLA 6 months of constant work to get Sam stronger. Did he stay out there the whole time? What happened to keep him from going home? Personally I think he felt like he was working towards a goal while in LA. In GB was was sit down and be quite and all will be better in a week or so. At least that is what it seems that teams do with most concuss cases.

For the sake of discussion, let's say UCLA has a better understanding of what do do, how long will it take NFL Inc to embrace their method? I think it will be more than 2 years.

Nonstopdrivel
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6 years ago

#12

I believe the NFL is an LLC, not a corporation. 😝 of

Mucky Tundra
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6 years ago

#13

Great read, hate seeing him play for another team though and I hope he makes out of the NFL without another concussion.

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