Dolphins OL Bayron Matos airlifted to hospital after training camp injury

[chris heff]

20 minutes ago, JP51 said:

thats bad news... I remember when Korey Stringer died from that. 

So do I, after which the league instituted protocols for practicing in heat. Yet they allow the Dolphins to put visitors in the sun in extreme heat, really ridiculous. 
 

it appears as though Matos’ injury was not related to the heat. Hope the young man is okay.

[JP51]

9 minutes ago, chris heff said:

So do I, after which the league instituted protocols for practicing in heat. Yet they allow the Dolphins to put visitors in the sun in extreme heat, really ridiculous. 
 

it appears as though Matos’ injury was not related to the heat. Hope the young man is okay.

i am gathering that now... I see you are from FL, I am originally from Buffalo and moved here in Feb of 2024 the summer heat is real here.. and oppressive is a nice term for it when you are working in it... there has got to be some protocol... like the heated benches we give in the winter LOL... 

[RichStadiumGuy]

Only thing I've been able to come up with so far is it's an "upper body injury". There's lots of things to injure in the "upper body"... it would be helpful if they would be just a tad more informative. At least tell us exactly where the "upper body" begins... my guess would be anything above the waistline?

[somnus00]

17 hours ago, Big Turk said:

Injured or heat exhaustion?

That was my first thought, especially with it happening at the end of practice. On a Florida summer day. 

[Beck Water]

21 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

I saw on a tweet that he was in stable condition.

Dolphins also feared to have lost Artie Burns for the season with a torn ACL.

 

It's a bit strange because it's not that far from the Dolphins training facility to major hospitals like U of Miami - 10 minutes

 

If he's stable, you think they'd take him by ambulance

 

Dunno, maybe the Dolphins keep a medivac chopper on standby or traffic just sucks that time of day or something.

[chris heff]

3 hours ago, JP51 said:

i am gathering that now... I see you are from FL, I am originally from Buffalo and moved here in Feb of 2024 the summer heat is real here.. and oppressive is a nice term for it when you are working in it... there has got to be some protocol... like the heated benches we give in the winter LOL... 

I’m originally from Tonawanda, haven’t lived there in a long time. I’ve been in Florida for thirty plus years. It doesn’t cool of until October. Shade makes a big difference, just make the Dolphins put shade on opposing team sideline, that and tho big AC units would make the difference.

[Augie]

2 minutes ago, chris heff said:

I’m originally from Tonawanda, haven’t lived there in a long time. I’ve been in Florida for thirty plus years. It doesn’t cool of until October. Shade makes a big difference, just make the Dolphins put shade on opposing team sideline, that and tho big AC units would make the difference.

 

If shade on the opponents sideline is against the rules (because the Dolphins are already in shade and don’t need added shade), then FIX THE RULES! Goodell has to get something right, eventually. This would be a good place to start, before somebody dies or is disabled in some way.

 

Don’t say a word to me about “player safety” until that playing field has been leveled. We could use some good old fashioned common sense here, but that’s in short supply apparently. 

[billsfanmiamioh]

Sounds like neck injury. Hope he’s ok

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45812633/dolphins-bayron-matos-stable-condition-remains-hospital

[frostbitmic]

In the article above the Dolphins mentioned that he has movement in all his extremities which tells me it's a spinal or neck injury.

 

Thankfully it doesn't seem like a heat issue though the Dolphins should hold camp practices either very early in the day or late at night. As far as games in Miami in September and early October, they should all be night games. Thursday, Sunday, Monday, plenty of opportunity for that.

[BillsShredder83]

Reason #1 I side with the players in $$ disputes.  Especially the rookie scale/veteran minimum types of disputes (much less so with the Hendrickson types, but still on their side usually), like the 2nd rounders this year.  NFL is Not For Long, and most of the dudes drafted don't go on to make the big $$.  

 

If, and thankfully it sounds like he hasn't, this guy wound up on a wheelchair, hed be absolutely F'd.  But even if its lower end injury, and his career ended and he cant work blue collar type jobs.  Everyone should be able to run around and play with their kids, have physical hobbies/stay in shape after they get out.  Billionaires could and should take better care of these bottom rostered guys

[BillsShredder83]

20 hours ago, Augie said:

 

If shade on the opponents sideline is against the rules (because the Dolphins are already in shade and don’t need added shade), then FIX THE RULES! Goodell has to get something right, eventually. This would be a good place to start, before somebody dies or is disabled in some way.

 

Don’t say a word to me about “player safety” until that playing field has been leveled. We could use some good old fashioned common sense here, but that’s in short supply apparently. 

100%.  Im sure its not just Buffalo thats seen a game like that as a visitor either.  Was probably on the extreme end, but wtf is the league and NFLPA thinking here? What else would be a homefield advantage?  Make them play without helmets!!!  Pump SARS into the visiting locker-room ventilation!!! Release some Grizzly bears with baby cubs on the away team sidelines!!!  

 

WHAT ARE WE EVEN DOING HERE?!?

[Simon]

21 hours ago, chris heff said:

Shade makes a big difference, just make the Dolphins put shade on opposing team sideline

 

According to my understanding of the rules, the Dolphins don't actually need to "do" anything; just accept the Bills request to provide their own shade. They routinely deny these requests from opponents.

If I'm the Bills, I start popping canopies 5 minutes into the game, refuse to take them down and force the Dolphins and the league into a situation where they have to actively tear them down on national television in front of a few million people.