Dominique Foxworth
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And like they'll come home and they'll see like a car sitting by itself in a grocery store parking lot.
But they're in their body and their brain will tell them like that car has an explosive in it when it's just like a car sitting there.
in Publix or something.
And so I think, like, I can notice him, like, trying to make things happen, like, in the game.
Like, he's trying to pull the trigger, but it's almost like his body and, like, his system won't... Allow him to do it.
Yeah, you know what I'm saying?
So I feel like if there's a way for him to find some healing in that regard, I think the skill set is definitely still there, like you said.
Dom?
Yeah, I mean, I think that's...
It's hard to say that you know or believe something like that.
I think that you can point to Tua's experience and understand that there could be some issues as a result of the concussions.
But also, some of the concerns that he had were concerns that... Some of the reasons why he's not playing well are concerns that were made about him at the beginning of his career.
So I'm in no position to evaluate how much...
trauma he's holding in his body and how that impacts the way that he plays.
Like, there are tons of players who've had plenty of trauma who go on to play just fine.
And I'm sure there's plenty who have had minor issues that have sidetracked him altogether.
Like, it's super hard to say.
I think more than anything, what you worry about for not just two, but all the players is, like, their future generally as a result of the hits to the head.
Because, like...
while those were really sensational hits that we saw and we remember like the the science doesn't necessarily support that those are any worse for you than like just the repeated fact that o lineman and d lineman bang heads together have sub concussive episodes multiple times a game throughout the course of the game so i understand that wall is talking about a different thing he's talking about like an emotional or mental response he's not necessarily talking about