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The story of concu sions in the NFL isn't going away anytime soon -- not until the league can find a way to limit head injuries in a sport that involves violent collisions. But linebacker , who mi sed nine games in the past Duane Kuiper Jersey two years due to concu sions, is done talking about them.On Thursday, that's what Kuechly told reporters at Panthers OTAs."Everybody knows I wanted to play," he said, "Everybody knows the decision was made by the coaches. So hopefully we can move on from that. I'm not going to answer any more questions about concu sions because I'm done with that."At the beginning of the 2015 Hunter Pence Jersey season, Kuechly was stuck in the concu sion protocol for 34 days. He mi sed three games in all. Then he sat out the final six games of last season after suffering a concu sion in a mid-November game against the . He Kuechly also said that he won't be adapting his playing style in an attempt to minimize the risks of football. "You play the game and don't think about getting hurt because that slows you down and increases the likelihood of getting hurt," he said. "I don't think about it. You just go out there and play."While it's understandable that Kuechly doesn't want to talk about concu sions now that he's healthy, it's also Willie McCovey Jersey understandable why reporters might want to seek his perspective on the i sue. It's a topic that should be discu sed, debated, and scrutinized. Just this offseason, there's been stories on:Panthers offensive tackle being .Brady's wife, Gisele Bundchen, . admitting that he -- along with other players -- .A new helmet that is .Those are just from this offseason. Last year, there was after reported In 2015, a study showed In recent offseasons, there's been growing number Brandon Crawford Jersey of players -- from -- who have stepped away from the game altogether due to health concerns. Meanwhile, the But on the other side of the spectrum, the Panthers deserve credit for holding out Kuechly at the end of last season. "There's some medical science that says even though a guy is cleared, the longer you wait sometimes the better," coach Ron Rivera said. "All I did was follow what the doctors were telling Mark Melancon Jersey me and made the decision I felt was best for the young man and the team going forward."
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