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Three Career ending Neck injuries within 12 Months?

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I had a long discussion with my dad about this earlier today.

I think it's just weird. Just bad luck. Very weird, no doubt. 3 in 12 months on one team is certainly nowhere near normal. But, if it's not pure bad luck, what is it? A conspiracy? Doctors purposely making up career threatening/ending injuries? Being far too cautious? Poor training?

Nothing else makes sense other than it being just insanely bad luck. You can't do or not do something via training that will cause a neck injury. And the doctors aren't making this stuff up. Just awful luck.
 
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IndayArtHauz said:
I’m 100% certain if Ahmmon Richards thought the medical staff at UM was even possibly in error with his diagnosis or treatment he’d be in another program or suing the school by now, instead of becoming the king of Twitter. Not everything is a conspiracy.
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I’m not saying it’s a conspiracy. I tried to make sure I didn’t word my post in a way that would insinuate that.

I do think it’s weird that for 2 of the 3 injuries no one even knows how/when they happened. The Wilder one has anything even been announced? Or did they take him off the roster for other reasons?
 
bacane said:
Pretty hard to blame the medical staff for career-ending neck injuries.


That's nonsense. That's why you get second opinions. A neck injury is a bit more serious than ankle, knee. If anything, medical staff/physicians should probably be credited for detecting the issue early rather than have an athlete suffer paralysis.
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Nobody is saying they did something wrong but 3 career ending neck injuries in 12 months is an anomaly that should be questioned.
 
A guy who survived the Vegas mass shooting died a few months later in the California mass shooting. Bad luck can happen multiple times without it being related to anything but bad luck. This thread sucks and should be deleted.
 
Im not sure how this kept happening but coach richt i've said in the past seemed like he's a snake bitten kind of individual. Maybe under the new S&C crew this may it go away as well, but 3 years straight if True is not normal!
 
TimeB0mb said:
The University of Miami has literally the best spinal cord and paralysis medical treatment in the United States. I think they know what they are doing.
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I think this is more likely than anything else. I think back to the spinal treatments pioneered by the U that has led to football players who suffered neck/spinal injuries that could have paralyzed them and now they're able to walk again. (Kevin Everett being one)

I think that at another school with a less qualified medical staff, these kids play on. Because the U's medical team is one of the best regarding neck and spinal treatment, these cases were detected and properly assessed. This has allowed these young men to go on to have successful lives here.

At other schools, these young men may have been put back onto the field and suffered greatly for life. Have to be proud of this university and medical staff.
 
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skeeter said:
Ya that's my point...I hope they got the 2nd opinions...If I had to call it, I'd agree with you that they did.
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I can't see players that dreamed about a football career for years getting the diagnosis and readily accepting. I know that some families may not have the resources to seek medical assistance outside the program, but maybe the university pays for an independent doctor opinion, right?

The lawsuit coming from a bad diagnosis would be expensive and awful for the credibility of the university and football program.
 
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JOE'CANE said:
Nobody is saying they did something wrong but 3 career ending neck injuries in 12 months is an anomaly that should be questioned.
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Yeah, Miami had 3 quarterbacks in 12 months suspended. Suppose that's an anomaly, too. It's a violent, contact sport, unfortunately bad **** happens.
 
hugohso said:
I can't see players that dreamed about a football career for years getting the diagnosis and readily accepting. I know that some families may not have the resources to seek medical assistance outside the program, but maybe the university pays for an independent doctor opinion, right?

The lawsuit coming from a bad diagnosis would be expensive and awful for the cradibility of the university and football program.
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What I suggested breaks laws. Disregard.
 
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Tweed said:
WTF did you think would happen?
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He probably thought someone with insight might answer. Just a guess.

Since you are "in the know", did all three have surgery? Similar injury?
 
IndayArtHauz said:
I’m 100% certain if Ahmmon Richards thought the medical staff at UM was even possibly in error with his diagnosis or treatment he’d be in another program or suing the school by now, instead of becoming the king of Twitter. Not everything is a conspiracy.
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I never used the word conspiracy, don't misquote me.
 
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