Disturbing details emerge on death of Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair

[osubuckeye89]

Yikes, this is awful if True.

Sources: Terps OL had visible issues pre-collapse

But multiple witnesses at the workout told ESPN that McNair had physical difficulty before the workout ended and needed two teammates to help him complete the 10th sprint.

"There's no way he finished on his own," one of the players at the workout told ESPN.

"There were multiple people that said, 'Wow, Jordan looks f---ed up, he doesn't look all right,'" the player said. "We knew he was really exhausted, but we didn't know he was in danger of his life. But that doesn't mean that a medical professional shouldn't know to put him in an ice tub."

Multiple sources said that after the 10th sprint finished, Wes Robinson, Maryland's longtime head football trainer, yelled, "Drag his ass across the field!"

A second player at the workout told ESPN: "Jordan was obviously not in control of his body. He was flopping all around. There were two trainers on either side of him bearing a lot of weight. They interlocked their legs with his in order to keep him standing."

Maryland officials have said McNair "was talking to our trainers throughout" and that after the completion of the workout, the trainers "began supporting an active recovery and providing care."

Multiple sources estimated that trainers walked McNair around for about 80 yards after he started showing distress.

"They tried to walk him for a while after he collapsed," the second player who spoke to ESPN said. "His head, he barely had control over it. His head was limp to the point where it was back. They were walking him across the field to get him up and moving, I guess. But then they basically took him over to position drills, which took a long time. I didn't see them bring him in, but it was a while."

The first player who spoke to ESPN said: "It was a good [distance] for a guy in his state to be walking, and it was away from the athletic training building, away from any resource that he probably needed at the time. Probably 100 percent the opposite way."

 

[Deep Creek]

The days of Junction are gone and have been for a long time.

 

[NolePride]

I would bet that it's true.

The staff probably never realized, at the start...how serious
it was.

This will lead to a few new rule changes about off-season
conditioning that is allowed w/o the HC and actual staff
present.

 

[osubuckeye89]

I would bet that it's true.

The staff probably never realized, at the start...how serious
it was.

This will lead to a few new rule changes about off-season
conditioning that is allowed w/o the HC and actual staff
present.

Yea sadly. Youd think at this point coaches would know better though.

 

[nddulac]

Yea sadly. Youd think at this point coaches would know better though.

Coaches at FBS programs are some of the least educable people on the planet.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Coaches at FBS programs are some of the least educable people on the planet.

Human common sense should tell you when someone is struggling and having health issues

 

[lilchi721]

The days of Junction are gone and have been for a long time.

This is worse than Junction

 

[Deep Creek]

This is worse than Junction

Yeah, no one died at Junction.

 

[NolePride]

Yea sadly. Youd think at this point coaches would know better though.

They do know better. This stuff is rare...thankfully, very rare.
Coaches are gonna push players to their limit. That's their job,
The players a conditioned to push themselves, to impress the
Staff. The HC is not at a workout like this. His S&C coach is
in charge and he keeps his job by the type of condition the
players are in.

Somebody is always gonna be tired. Puking. Whatever.
But there is always a slim chance that somebody has a medical
issue that no one knows about. You can't take chances.
For the vast majority of coaches something this tragic will never
happen, but if it does happen to you, you will have to pay the
price.

The NCAA is going to have to act on this across the board.

 

[tnapucco]

TThe NCAA is going to have to act on this across the board.

 

[nddulac]

The NCAA is going to have to act on this across the board.

You misspelled "Local Law Enforcement."

But yeah - the NCAA too. This is happening (not necessarily a death, but hospitalization happens as well) far too frequently.

 

[NolePride]

You misspelled "Local Law Enforcement."

But yeah - the NCAA too. This is happening (not necessarily a death, but hospitalization happens as well) far too frequently.

The NCAA misspelled Local Law Enforcement, also?

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Will Muschamp Blasts Anonymous Sources in ESPN's Maryland Expose: 'Gutless'

 

[nddulac]

The NCAA misspelled Local Law Enforcement, also?

Those ignorant f*cks . .