Over the past 24 hours there’s been a rumor regarding the status of Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best. The rumor is indicating that the Lions organization fears that the concussion that Best suffered on October 16th while playing the San Francisco 49ers could likely end his NFL career.
According to Mike Florio’s article titled “Report: Many in Lions Organization Fear That Jahvid Best’s Career is Over” Best has indicated that he’ll “definitely” be back for the 2012. Yet, Florio speculates that the reason Best’s career is in question is due to the National Football League’s attention to the dangers of concussions and because Best as a running back will take more punishment.
While those are both great points, what’s more concerning though is that even before Best was drafted he had an injury history while at the University of California. In Best’s freshman year his season was cut short due to an injured hip....
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