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Originally Posted by ChaosTheory
Sure, he could've returned. However, when the big concern about him (and all running QBs) is that they are more subject to injury... it doesn't make anybody feel any better when he gets hurt on one of the very first plays of his NFL career.
And then gets hurt/re-hurt at the end of that same game to they point where they have to call time-out and get him off the field and then decide it's not worth it to have him run a couple more plays.
And then he gets knocked out 18 plays into his second game. The doctors kept him out because he went to them and told them he was messed up.
Maybe (hopefully) he never sustains another significant injury for the rest of his career. But you can't deny this is a bad early trend.
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He ran out of gas at the end of the first game. It wasnt an injury, he gave all he had. He needs to learn to pace himself.
Second game he did the right thing by self reporting. He may be cleared for this weeks game, but you want these players to be truthful about getting a head injury. If you have not seen the movie “Concussion”, I recommend it. Its heart breaking. Richardson is so young. He showed good judgement being honest with the medical staff, which is the first step to have a long career.
When in doubt Richardson, RUN OUT OF BOUNDS!