And anyone who saw their good work and best intentions squandered by Tebow making a typically headstrong decision should be rightly disappointed that this will be spun as a part of Tebow's warrior ethos rather than a stupid decision made by someone who shouldn't have been making that decision in the first place.
Meyer, for letting Tebow overrule him, deserves some blame, too. Want a flaw in the Tebow mystique? This is it: Tebow recklessly using his stature and guile to get his way off the field — where stature and guile being used like that is an abuse of privilege — and force his way onto it. And I would hope that Tebow is asked to address this in the near future.
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Stories Schedule Roster. Filed under: Florida Gators Football. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. After Saturday, September 26, , the answer is concussion and whiplash. If you are a football fan, you have seen the tragic and scary footage of the tackle and injury to Florida Gator quarterback, Tim Tebow.
During the fall, Tebow incurred a second impact when the back of his helmet hit the knee of a team mate, Gator Right Tackle, Marcus Gilurt. Tebow fell to the ground motionless. He was taken from the field after being inspected by medical personnel. Tebow was reported to have suffered a concussion. I have not seen mentioned a whiplash diagnosis, but I am convinced that he had a muscle strain or whiplash injury to the neck. What does football have to do with personal injury?
Why am I talking about football? When I was watching the Florida v. I have watched videos and talked to hundreds of clients who have been involved in rear end auto accidents. These collisions have thrown their head back against the head rest at impact and then whip it violently forward.
Auto accident victims commonly suffer from concussions and whiplash similar to what Tim Tebow experienced. Well, unfortunately, their brain does. The brain bounces off of the inside of the skull. It can also have a more obvious impact, such as a window or a steering wheel. What is a concussion? It is a brain injury that is commonly caused by a sudden blow to the head. The blow causes the shaken brain not to work properly for a period of time. This also occurs to different degrees in auto accidents.
The severity of the concussion often depends on the severity of the impact. This is the force or the speed that the neck and head are propelled. Often you can tell if someone has suffered a concussion by observing that person. Symptoms related to concussions include:.
Concussions are real. One day, do I want to have grandkids and be able to hang with them and go play ball and play catch with them? Tebow suffered a concussion in his senior year at Florida on a hit from Kentucky defenseman Taylor Wyndham.
He spent the night in the hospital before being diagnosed with the concussion. Tebow said that he has not heard from any NFL teams recently. Tebow signed a minor league contract with the Mets and also remains on television as a football broadcaster for ESPN.
He is expected to report to the Instructional League in Port St.
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