Article #6: Is it Really worth the risk??

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/16/ohio-state-linebacker-choosing-career-over-concussions/

This article is about former Ohio State linebacker, Andrew Sweat. He gave up an opportunity to play in the NFL because of his fear of his health. Through college he had suffered multiple concussions he of course missed some games but his production was still good enough to get him a chance to play in the NFL. His rational behind turning down an opportunity that most can only dream of was his fear of concussions. He tweeted, "Concussion symptoms didn't want to risk it.. Thanks to the browns for the opportunity. Health trumps football any day." There are so many times where injuries go unnoticed by players and if they do notice most try to play through it. What makes this story interesting is here is a player who suffered multiple concussions and is giving up his love for starting a career in law because at the end of the day your health is more important than playing football. It kinda makes me think about my self and how I have on several occasions overlooked an injury that could of been very serious just because I wanted to play. Ultimate moral is players should really think about long term consequences of playing through head injuries.