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Emmanuel Acho Rips the Eagles’ F̶o̶r̶m̶e̶r̶ Medical Staff
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The ex-Birds linebacker dropped this a short time ago:
Just saw Carson Wentz got hurt. Time I keep it really real on the #Eagles medical staff. 😳 pic.twitter.com/DUHNBNrI5k
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) December 13, 2018
But wait..
It’s a different medical staff, right?
His follow-up:
Several, “this is a new medical staff“ replies. The entire medical staff is not new. Some protocol is very similar & the main focal point, teams have their best interest in mind. It’s likely awful many places, I can only speak on what I know.
— Emmanuel Acho (@thEMANacho) December 13, 2018
His point does hold, I guess. The medical staff works for the organization and not the players, which is why you have language in collective bargaining agreements that allows athletes to get second and third opinions from outside sources. This is how Markelle Fultz was able to get his shoulder checked out by multiple specialists in recent weeks.
Without that CBA language, you’d just have teams saying, “I don’t care if your back is broken, stop being a pussy and get back out there.” It can’t be a one-way street.
I’m not surprised Acho went down this road. He’s always been really outspoken, and there’s certainly a history of things that the Eagles didn’t find, but other organizations did. Jon Dorenbos ring a bell? Jordan Matthews even went on the record to express his displeasure with medical processes during his first Philly stint.
More than anything, if the former medical staff was any good, wouldn’t they still be with the team?
Something to think about.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com