Dr. David Chao Joins to Talk NFL Injuries & Player Updates

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00:00Thanks for joining us.

00:05Clamor for Dr. Chivago because they know he'll be on on Fridays on coast to coast from Sports

00:10Injury Central in So Cali Cal it's Dr. David Chow, the legend himself.

00:17And you can follow him on X at pro football dog.

00:20He's very popular both on C2C and globally and on social media.

00:26And it's easy to see why.

00:27Good to see you, Doc.

00:29Let's start with Jaden Daniels.

00:30There's no way he's playing in that football game.

00:33I agree with you.

00:35He's LP today and listed officially as questionable.

00:39But there's five reasons he's not playing.

00:42First of all, rib cartilage is more painful and harder to block.

00:47Number two, they're not going to risk him being a half step slow and get hurt in a different

00:52way.

00:53Remember Dan Quinn telling him to slide in the preseason.

00:57Number three, you don't put a rookie quarterback in who basically hasn't practiced all week.

01:01This is not Tom Brady.

01:03This is not Patrick Mahomes.

01:05Number four, the media says the first pick Caleb Williams against second pick Jane Daniels.

01:11Big game.

01:12No one in the Washington Commanders building cares about that quote matchup.

01:16That's a media made fan made deal.

01:18And finally, I guarantee you this, Scott, a number two overall draft pick quarterback

01:24will start for the Washington Commanders.

01:27And that will be Marcus Mariota.

01:29Yeah.

01:30And he'll be running for his life against that Bears defense.

01:32I've had broken ribs.

01:34I've had torn cartilage in my ribs.

01:37And I got to tell you, it is the worst.

01:40I mean, I couldn't get out of a car.

01:43I couldn't get out of bed.

01:44I couldn't get out of a sofa.

01:45I couldn't get out of anything.

01:47It is the most agonizing.

01:49And if, oh, if you had a cough, if you got a cold or a cough with a torn cartilage and

01:55you had to cough every 30 seconds, you'd want to jump off a bridge.

02:00It is the worst.

02:01Let's talk about Tua.

02:02He's going back to play with multiple concussions.

02:06Don't tell me this isn't dangerous.

02:08You have to be worried for this kid's life.

02:12Well, there's no question the collision sport of football is dangerous and is dangerous

02:17to everyone who plays at that high level.

02:21You know, he's passed the protocol.

02:24He's gotten clearance from different neurologists.

02:26Is his risk higher than someone else who's never had a concussion?

02:31I believe it is.

02:33Is it unacceptable risk?

02:35I mean, it's his decision and his thought process, you know, and I get the lay person

02:42who says I've seen him twice on national TV games posturing, but that posturing or

02:49fencing doesn't necessarily mean permanent damage.

02:53And look, there are players in the NFL still playing that have had more concussions than

02:57Tua and they've been cleared to return.

02:59I'm not saying it's right.

03:00I'm just saying he's not the biggest poster child for concussions.

03:05He's not wearing the guardian cap, but I hear he's wearing like the most sophisticated helmet

03:09money can buy.

03:12Well, sure.

03:13But the guardian cap, you know, I thought he would wear it.

03:15He's not required to.

03:16He's not going to wear it.

03:17Guardian cap is not foolproof.

03:19But you understand there, Scott, that helmets were never invented to prevent concussions.

03:26Helmets were invented to prevent skull fractures, and they do a great job of that back in the

03:30day.

03:31And that's what started in college, the harder helmets.

03:35But no concussion can be no helmet can prevent all concussions.

03:40So Hill was on the injury report, Waddles limited, who's he going to throw it to?

03:48Both of them.

03:49Are you kidding?

03:50They're chomping at the bit to come back.

03:51Waddle with the quad and Tyree Kill with the foot.

03:54They said, we've been through four games of all these other guys.

03:57We can't wait to get out there just to post for Tua.

04:01So what's the deal with Devo?

04:03He ended up in the hospital with pneumonia.

04:08I mean, when's the last time we saw a player not finish a game due to illness?

04:12We saw that with Devo.

04:13When's the last time we saw a player go to the hospital for pneumonia with fluid on the

04:17lungs?

04:18We saw it with Devo.

04:19He's trending towards an LP and questionable.

04:22I think he's probably going to play, but he's not going to play 70 snaps.

04:27Are you kidding me?

04:28Some guy with pneumonia is going to play?

04:29That's crazy.

04:30How long is Evans out?

04:31We know Godwin's finished.

04:34Yeah, multiple weeks.

04:38You know, four weeks, something like that.

04:42Aaron Rodgers has been stacking injuries.

04:46It's like one problem after the next.

04:47Then again, he's old.

04:50Yeah.

04:51I mean, as we say, it's like the song, head, shoulders, knees, and toes.

04:55No, actually, it's hamstring, knee, and ankle for Aaron Rodgers.

04:59He's old.

05:00He's going to play through.

05:01He's got a strong arm.

05:02He's an off-platform thrower.

05:04He doesn't run that much anymore.

05:06There's no injury designation.

05:08He will play versus the Patriots, but yeah, it's the game of football.

05:12He's got a lot of things.

05:14Travis Etienne, his sixth score is 55, so is that a no-go for him?

05:20We lean towards no-go, and we lean towards not fully effective if he goes, but the left

05:25tackle for the Jags has been cleared and back, so at least some upside for them.

05:30What about DK in Seattle with that knee?

05:37His list is doubtful.

05:38It's a mild MCL.

05:39Remember, he was carted off.

05:41It's not an IR thing.

05:43It's not a four-week thing.

05:44This week doesn't look like it's going to happen, but next week is a real possibility

05:50for the Seattle wide receiver.

05:52What about Dalton and his thumb after the car crash?

05:57I don't think that's that bad of a deal.

05:59It's not a 10-ligament tear.

06:01It's not surgery.

06:02I don't know if it was the airbag or got caught in the steering wheel.

06:05He was with his family when it happened.

06:07I look at this as kind of hiding behind health.

06:09Look, Deontay Johnson is probably out because he's going to be traded, right?

06:14Caroline is not winning.

06:15They're maybe featuring Bryce Young for a trade.

06:19This is a little bit hiding behind health.

06:21This is like a chance for Dalton to sit, a chance to showcase Young prior to the trade

06:27deadline, and for the same reason they're sitting Deontay Johnson.

06:31He's a pending trade target.

06:33It's not his ankle injury.

06:34What's the deal with the Packers?

06:36They got a ton of guys banged up.

06:38What's their health status of this team?

06:42They're actually not that bad.

06:43The Packers have become the new Patriots in this world.

06:46Remember, Patriots used to list dozens of players as questionable.

06:50That's been the Packers' modus this season, so the list is longer than the actual injuries.

06:55All right, there he is, the one and only, just top shelf status, Dr. Chevago, dealing

07:03with injuries for you, the fans, on Coast to Coast on a pain-free Friday.

07:07Dr. Chev, have a great weekend in SoCal.

07:10Try not to surf too much or go to the track too much, and screw the Dodgers.

07:15I just wanted to say that lastly to you.

07:18We're in our stuff this weekend.

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