04-27-2012, 01:12 PM
In some ways the league now NEEDS to draft Owusu.
Openly disclosing that players might get overlooked because of a few concussions would really stunt the awareness drive.
Other college players might try much harder to cover up their possible concussions, if it becomes the accepted belief that speedy Owusu was not drafted because of his three concussions over 2 years. Just 3! Players might try to play through more things if they feared that one or two official concussions could keep them out of "The League" in a year or two.
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High School players all over the country get concussions every weekend. Many schools lack the resources to have trainers and medically trained staff. If HS players feared that a history of documented concussions might ultimately keep them away from a scholarship offer, they too might opt to ignore the warnings.
If open dialog and full disclosure are the goals of teams, coaches, administrators and teams then Owusu should get a look. Or at least the league needs to claim that he is not getting a look because of his poor hands, or something.
That said, seems as though Owusu's future outside of football, if mentally healthy, is reasonably favorable, so I almost wish he would pursue those opportunities.
Openly disclosing that players might get overlooked because of a few concussions would really stunt the awareness drive.
Other college players might try much harder to cover up their possible concussions, if it becomes the accepted belief that speedy Owusu was not drafted because of his three concussions over 2 years. Just 3! Players might try to play through more things if they feared that one or two official concussions could keep them out of "The League" in a year or two.
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High School players all over the country get concussions every weekend. Many schools lack the resources to have trainers and medically trained staff. If HS players feared that a history of documented concussions might ultimately keep them away from a scholarship offer, they too might opt to ignore the warnings.
If open dialog and full disclosure are the goals of teams, coaches, administrators and teams then Owusu should get a look. Or at least the league needs to claim that he is not getting a look because of his poor hands, or something.
That said, seems as though Owusu's future outside of football, if mentally healthy, is reasonably favorable, so I almost wish he would pursue those opportunities.