NFL Mailbag and More With Carolina Panthers' Geoff Schwartz

My injury got me to thinking about how injuries are handled in the NFL and other pro sports. In general, athletes have a much higher pain tolerance than the general population. A player can play adequately enough though an injury. But at some point the injury worsens to the point where the player isn’t helping them self or the team by continuing to participate. Your resume is how you play on the field and the film produced. Playing injured might hinder your play, thus giving the viewer/ your coaches a false sense of your abilities.