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Ex-College Football Players Pay for Mistreated Injuries for Life

Welcome to Big Man on Campus, a series where an anonymous recent former Division I football player gives insight into today’s most hot-button topics from his unique, behind-closed-doors perspective. Today the BMOC looks at mistreated injuries, and how players pay for them for life.

HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 28: Chiropractor Joseph Leahy works on Lawrence Okoye #98 of the San Francisco 49ers in the locker room prior to the game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium on August 28, 2014 in Houston, Texas. The 49ers defeated the Texans 40-13. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)
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There were plenty of times when the right precautions were taken with injuries, but there were also instances that made you say, “How the heck did that guy get back out there?”

The biggest thing is that the trainers give their opinion something — ”You have a small broken bone in your wrist, you probably shouldn’t play.