Fred Taylor Says He Has A Bunch Of Injuries NFL Doctors Never Told Him About
By Tully Corcoran
They used to call Fred Taylor “fragile Freddy” back when he was a banged-up running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Taylor is still mad about that. But he’s more mad about a more serious situation.
Fred Taylor says it sure seems like the doctors he was referred to by the NFL over the years were something less than objective, downplaying some injuries and outright not telling him about others.
Visited Chicago last week for full Ortho exam. Took 11 MRIs and 12 X-rays. Got results yesterday. Somehow I played career with fractured->
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) August 31, 2016
clavicle, 2 partially torn labrum, one in each shoulder. I'm Appalled! I was never told this as a player. Oversight? Or BS!
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) August 31, 2016
I've always gotten a sensation n my shoulders but I though it was fatigue. All these years have passd and now I discover my shoulders jackd
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) August 31, 2016
Even through all the injuries and the lingering injuries, somehow The league still manage to deny my "Line of Duty" benefit 3 times.
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) August 31, 2016
Seems the "neutral doctors" we are referred to by the league overlooked the injuries and issues I currently deal with. Nice job guys
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) August 31, 2016
I never complain as a player or now. This is enlightening people like u to what we deal with. The shady practices https://t.co/fUKsCToKHw
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) August 31, 2016
Taylor, 40, was the ninth overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. He rushed for 11,695 yards and 66 touchdowns in 13 seasons for the Jaguars and Patriots.
They gave me this stupid nickname "fragile Freddy" after I had TORN my groin off the bone. Somehow it 2 was diagnosed as a minor strain ?
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) August 31, 2016
If what Taylor is saying is accurate, this is a huge problem for obvious reasons. It’s one thing to pressure a player to play hurt. It’s entirely another to get his doctors lie to him about his injuries.