Mike then said he was in this situation and said he failed. His son(who just had his pro day) was in high school and took a shot and hit the ground. He was taken to the ambulance and Golic was told the medics wanted take him in for observation. He asked his son how felt and his son said he blacked out for a second but he felt fine. He said let's take him back. Coaches asked him if he wanted his son to go back in and he said yes.
Mike flat out said he messed up that time. Right there, my level of respect for Golic went up. He talked about how maybe the medics should have the ability to override the decision. He reiterated that he messed up in this situation.
I wish the parent of every kid playing football would listen to what he said and take it to heart. The fact that a former NFL player said he messed up in handling his own son's situation should speak volumes to these fathers who didn't play beyond their high school years.
That really struck a chord with me, but again, these are really just my random thoughts.
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