They should be fired and replaced by the medical firm that the Phoenix Suns contract with. They revitalized Shaq’s career, have kept the injury prone Steve Nash from getting hurt, got Amare back from an injury that typically spells the end of a career (micro fracture knee surgery).

Great article indeed! The nfl is NOT paying enough attention to the players needs and they have decided that it shouldn’t matter. PLEASE! I saw Jay when he played that year he was diagnosed and I was worried about him because he didn’t look healthy and had lost so much weight. I was shocked at the late diagnosis because he could’ve gone into a diabetic coma or suffered organ damage. No one wants to see that happen. BMarsh was told he was fine-UNTRUE! He was playing hurt and he had to be in alot of pain. He was deceived by the people he had entrusted with his livelihood. The medical teams that are employed in sports appear to be more concerned with keeping them on the field longer even if it damages their health and shortens their career. This is another example of the type of ABUSE that exists in professional sports because they are treated as property instead of being respected as a human being. I believe that they suffer from alot of neglect in the nfl that ranges from disability payments to psychological help that isn’t made available. There have been TOO many horror stories about players once their careers are over. Marshall left to go seek treatment because he knew something was wrong and he was right in doing so- that’s a serious issue and I don’t care how much the staff may be liked, they failed and it could’ve cost one of them their life. I believe that EVERY team in the nfl needs to take a long and hard look at their personnel and determine if they’re doing the right things. A person will play professional football for a short period of time, but they’ll have a lifetime to deal with any complications that arise from not being cared for properly. It makes me angry that his body was "raging " out of control and no one stopped it and Marshall was left to decide on his own if there was really something wrong. Two young men full of life-it could’ve changed in an instant.

That is what i don’t get. If he wants a new deal then he would be signing up for another how many ever seasons with the same staff. If that was truly his biggest problem he porbably wouldn’t want to sign in denver at all. On the other hand though he has deffenitly earned a raise in my mind. If he isn’t worth more than 2mil and some change then i really might start having some serious doubts about what the plan is. i know he has been in some trouble but i think he is a top 5 wideout. Not to mention he is the youngest I see at that status. And truly would anybody around here want to miss out on that smile come sunday afternoon. I know I wouldn’t and I prey we give him what he is worth. Please McD give him what he wants. Pease Please Please

First of all, diagnosing Type I diabetes is not straightforward and routine tests are frequently normal early in the disease, so it is certainly not a cause for criticism of the medical staff that Cutler’s diabetes went undiagnosed. Indeed they had tested him with several batteries of tests during the course of the season with completely normal results when trying to ascertain the cause of his weight loss, which could have had many different reasons.
Marshall had an MRI before the season and at week six which were interpreted as normal. It should be understood how difficult it can be to see some injuries because the findings may be so subtle as to be variations of normal. At surgery there are frequently findings that were not even suspected by noninvasive tests. As good as imaging studies are with new technology they are far from infallible. In Marshall’s case, an MRI after the season revealed the injury which could only be seen on earlier studies in retrospect. Calling for dismissal of the medical team is rash and irresponsible and tries to blame instead of find appropriate solutions.