Respectfully

You are making many assumptions in your statement assuming they are factual. I am not a team physician not because of your assumptions, but because I just don’t have all the connections in the right places to be honest. I said you were wrong because your assumptions in your first comments were inaccurate – not because I’m ignorant or being inappropriate or trying to instigate an argument. I know the law in this field sir or ma’am, respectfully stated. Again, I’m not lying. We agree on some issues but not all.

Have a good night

and they were fighting to get into the playoffs that required an amazing 6 or 7 game win streak to accomplish (as we all know).

do what it takes to get the job done .. how many times you hear a player talk “we’re warriors” .. yeah .. well .. there it is .. they are ‘warriors’ who chose to do what they do.

and if getting the job done at the NFL level means fabricating a conversation with the dr. to get the player back out there then that is what it takes.

good job coach and QB .. good job

Players, just like any patient, can refuse or try to seek treatment from anyone. Tom Brady chose to have his surgery performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in LA, not the Mass General doctors of the Patriots (in the process, pissing off the Patriots). Alex Smith went to Dr. Andrews in Alabama, not the “official” physicians of Stanford University. There are many examples.

To awareness 18:

I’m sure you are very accomplished, and there is certainly no shame in treating pro athletes, but you are not an official team physician because you don’t have a contract with a pro team, because you realize that is not worth it to pay a team for such a title.

By saying that I am wrong, you are either very ignorant for someone who does what you do, or lying.

Though I would have an inherent distrust of any team physician, or anyone in a position with a similar conflict of interest, I would side with Dr. Andrews on this specific argument completely. He probably never had the chance to evaluate Griffin. Also, Shanahan is a habitual liar.

Did the NFL tell Andrews to leak this kind of info? Like the article says, he doesn’t need the Skins to be the go to guy for NFL players.

Players lawsuit pending basically says “the NFL doesn’t care about our long term health”. The NFL basically is countering with “the players are grown men who don’t want to come out, and aren’t forced back in, and the routinely hide or downplay injuries”.

Is it a just random that we are getting stories about a player getting what looked to be a bad injury and now even bothering to talk to the doctors?

Was this a plan before, or has it been shaped by things such as another former player (and lifelong scum bag) admitting to purposely letting the guy he is paid to protect get hurt?

Conspiracy theory over

You are wrong… A team physician signs a contract with the team. Otherwise they are not legally allowed to be called ‘team physician.’ I treat many pro’s but I am not contracted by the team so I cannot claim to be their team physician….. And it’s not the highest bidder… The liability is too high to risk a bidding war…. Really?

As a doc disrespect your comments that we routinely put a game above someone’s safety. Making a blanket statement like that diminishes your credibility as a writer. Professional doctors always put the players safety first. Sometimes, it’s not a popular opinion in a competitive environment. But who gets the finger pointed at them first when someone is gets an injury on top of another injury – the doc does, not the coach. If the NFL would take the same precautions with all injuries that they are starting to do with concussions, there would be less confusion and finger pointing. The issue would be moot.

And in fairness, he probably isn’t the only NFL coach thinking like that either.

We know about concussions, but what about orthopedic injuries?

Players often play with slight tears and that is fine. Just don’t lie about it or only the uneducated people will believe you (directed at Shanahan- not anyone on this board).

Bad example saying Drs pay to be team surgerons. No way DJA pays the skins. He is getting paid big time to be there. Every team would want him.

“I cannot tell a lie, Dean Martin…….Yes it is!”

“Well, I’m satisfied”