one to give the glory until god, but we re number two to get through the game, and get through healthy. we know than in any nfl, game and any given play, the size of the men involved, but the violence of the game, that s something bad could happen. it happened to be, my last game was in, dallas in my hometown. i came to visit is one of the tennessee titans, my family the crowd to hit the wrong way, i had to get up without the use my right arm, it s not easy. and this is something that is a regular occurrence in the nfl, unfortunately, with 100 percent injury rate, mean that every single nfl player will get injured at some point. obviously this was much more tragic than the normal injuries we see. how do players balance high-risk every time they walk in the field. fans, we just see it as a game, we are entertained, and also living their dream, ja marr is living his dream
more. tamara hamlin s life and death emergency comes in a season of intense scrutiny, the nfl s priorities and practices. what some call a delay in calling off last night s game, and allegations the league has a history of failing to prioritize player safety. september 25th, miami quarterback tua, so evident and apparent had, injury but was cleared by a team doctor to keep playing. it is time to the ground three days later in another game, he was taking up the field unconscious. nfl said it s concussion particles that had not been followed, and quickly tighten them. on christmas day, he suffered yet another concussion. the risk, permanent neurological damage. like the maher hamlin, he played safety in the nfl. today s neurosurgeon in boston, so the challenge for the nfl required surgeon on the sidelines, is to overrule both players and management, we
and allegations the league has a history of failing to prioritize player safety. september 25th, miami quarterback tua tagovailoa suffered an apparent head injury it was cleared by a team doctor to keep playing. slammed to the ground 4 days later in another game, he s taken off the field unconscious. the nfl said its concussion protocols had not been followed and quickly tightened them. on christmas day, tua tagovailoa, suffered yet another concussion. the risk? permanent neurological damage. i m very concerned about the like damar hamlin, tua tagovailoa today he is a neurosurgeon in boston nfl required neurologist on the sidelines is to overrule both players and management who often want to keep playing. i do think that if the nfl call that game a lot sooner, that it would ve sent a message loud and clear, that we take our players health and safety seriously, this game is irrelevant now.
many more touch backs, it s the most violent play in the game. it s true that there s only so much you can do, any given play, something bad can happen, when you have mendes, big this, strong and this fast running into each other. there s no such thing as a three sport athlete anymore, kids are specializing at age five, on travel teams play in one sport year round. and getting seriously injured. that is something we need to look a whole lot closer. at, injuries and the big business of you sports. congressman, thank you so much for joining us tonight? congressman colin allred of texas. when we come back, you might have thought kevin mccarthy was having the worst day, maybe the loneliest guy in washington state, you would be wrong, looks like george santos took that title. the congressional ride is probably only gonna get rock, here we know you, and when the 11th hour could do use. our could do use igh protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in ensure® high
congressman colin allred of texas is with me now. he was a tennessee titan linebacker, before an injury ended his nfl career, congressman, thank you so much for being here, we still don t know exactly what happened yet but obviously the, nation shocked. as a former player, what is your reaction to what we saw last night? well, first of all, good evening, and thank you for talking about this. i think it s important that we do talk about it. of course, my first thoughts are we damar hamlin and his family, but also with the players. he saw the guys gathering there in prayer. and i remember, we would pray and then pray after the game together with both teams. and we would pray not to win the game, we would not pray to do well in the game. we pray for a couple of things number one, to give all the glory to god. but number 2, to get through the game. to get through it healthy. because we know that in any nfl game, in any given play, with the size of the men involved, but the violence o