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But the policy also has a major drawback, which Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant explained after suffering a concussion in the team's preseason opener.
Grant pointed out that players who are worried about making the team in training camp don't necessarily want to exercise caution when it comes to concussions. No one makes the roster by sitting in the training room, so if you're fighting for a roster spot, you'd probably be wise to lie to the doctors and say you feel fine, just so you can get back on the field and prove yourself.
"I think with the business of the game it might make some guys a little more leery of saying certain things or doing certain things, which is unfortunate," Grant said.
After suffering the concussion on the field, Grant tried to get up and jog to the sideline, but he was feeling dizzy and stumbled before being helped off the field. He now wonders whether he should have pretended he was fine so that the doctors wouldn't hold him out.
"I'm going to do everything I can working with them to get back, because I don't want to be out," Grant said. "But at the same time, I know it's severe and you've got to be smart about it."
Grant points out an uncomfortable truth: No matter how hard the NFL tries to protect players from concussions, some players don't want to be protected.
Packers' Ryan Grant Shows the Down Side of NFL Concussion Policies
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