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Penn State responds to lawsuit by former team doctor
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On Monday, news broke that a former Penn State team doctor was filing a lawsuit against the university claiming that James Franklin — the head football coach — pressured him regarding injured players returning to the football field.
Hours after the news came out, Penn State University responded to the lawsuit:
Penn State Health released the following statement in regards to Dr. Scott A. Lynch's lawsuit, which accuses James Franklin of pressuring him to clear injured players:https://t.co/WilGV5gzqu pic.twitter.com/0VpbXWW1Py
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) August 26, 2019
The university is essentially rejecting the former team doctor’s claims and is defending Franklin here. There will certainly be more that comes from this.
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Player safety has been put at a premium over the last few years in football and if a coach is trying to strong-arm his way into getting guys back onto the field that perhaps aren’t healthy enough to because of safety precautions, this could become bad news for Penn State.
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.