Packers Receiver Retired in Rookie Season With Concussion, Says NFL Hasn't Helped

Adrian Coxson, a wide receiver who the Packers signed as an undrafted free agent last May, retired this past September after he passed out on the field in practice (he said in The Players Tribune that this was a delayed effect from head contact a couple days earlier). He was taken off the field in an ambulance and later diagnosed with a Grade 3 concussion.

As ESPN’s Rob Demovsky covered at the time:

"“I’m retiring because I’m still having symptoms, and my health is more important to me than the game of football,” Coxson told the National Football Post. “It’s been recommended to me by two neurologists and two doctors to retire from football. This last [hit to my head] could be life-damaging. It has taken a great toll on me. This concussion was a bad one. A Grade 3 concussion is real serious.” The Packers released Coxson on Aug. 17 with the seldom-used designation of “failure to disclose physical condition.” However, Coxson’s agent, Jonathan Herbst, said they disputed that claim and reached an injury settlement with the Packers in addition to the $5,000 signing bonus he received as an undrafted free agent out of Stony Brook."

Today, the former Packers receiver tweeted:

We are hoping that shining a light on these circumstances will lead to Coxson getting the help he needs.