Butch Jones Had 'No Say' in Brett Kendrick Playing with Reported Concussion

After Tennessee offensive lineman Brett Kendrick reportedly played a portion of Saturday's game against Kentucky with a concussion, per The Read Optional's Trey Wallace and Oliver Connolly, head coach Butch Jones addressed the situation during a press conference.

Asked about Kendrick being on the field, Jones said Wednesday he had "absolutely no say" in the decision to put the senior back in the game.

“(Tennessee athletic director) John Currie issued a statement earlier today," Jones said (via Terry A. Lambert of Rocky Top Talk). "I’ll tell you this. We would never knowingly put a student athlete in harm’s way. Our medical staff has full authority on removing players from competition, but…