10-20-15 MFB Training Sideline Medical Tent Patrick Powell Jared Cassity Photo by Robert Sutton 10-20-15 MFB Training Sideline Medical Tent Patrick Powell Jared Cassity Photo by Robert Sutton
When a player gets injured in a football game, they are typically brought to a trainer’s table on the sideline where a medical evaluation is done in front of 100,000 people and a television camera capturing every moment of pain and emotion. Short of taking a player back to the locker room, which presents its own logistical challenges, holding up towels is the only way to shield something from view.
Jeff Allen, who oversees the sports medicine training staff for Alabama’s athletic department, had long believed there was a better way. Sources: USA Today, Yellowhammer, CBS Sports Radio