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Despite the risks, Schiano wants his boys to play football

Greg Schiano, Preston Parker

New Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano, left, talks with wide receiver Preston Parker during a NFL football minicamp, Tuesday April 17, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

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Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano made his first visit ever to PFT Live on Friday, which also happened to be the 46th anniversary of his birth. (Go ahead and wish him a happy birthday in the comments.)

The 20-minute segment includes the question of whether Schiano, who witnessed Eric LeGrand suffer a severe spinal-cord injury, wants Schiano’s three sons to play football.

Schiano provided a candid, thorough, and thoughtful response that likely won’t generate much attention because it don’t fit with the plastic-bubble hysteria that currently yields far more page views.

Go ahead and click the link. It’s a fairly short back-and-forth. And if you like what you hear from Coach Schiano on that point, check out the full show by clicking the box in the right rail.