no no no...he just got the "wind knocked out of him"--many medical experts right here on TBD made that clear!
well, at least McD didn't claim it was a "back injury". everyone knows that means "concussion", amirite?
what's going to be funny 20 years from now?
anyway, every player clearly understands the risks of playing tackle football---now more than at any time in the league's history. No one can claim "we didn't know any better".
A player's ONLY method of avoiding neurological injury that may affect them in the short and long terms, is to not choose not to play. They are free to make they choices, fully informed.