Barkley testified that he’d never felt pressure from Franklin to return to play before he was ready. 'I know how much impact he’s had in my life,” Barkley testified via video conference.
Barkley testified that he’d never felt pressure from Franklin to return to play before he was ready."I know how much impact he’s had in my life,” Barkley testified via video conference.
Dr. Scott Lynch alleged that he had been removed from his position in retaliation for complaining about Franklin’s interference with players’ return-to-play status. The court ultimately ruled in Lynch’s favor Wednesday, awarding him $5.25 million in punitive and compensatory damages from Penn State.But Barkley testified that he’d never felt pressure from Franklin to return to play before he was ready.
“He never said play through the pain,” Barkley said. “I was so focused on myself, trying to rehab to get back on the football field. When you’re a competitor and you play the game you love, you want to get back out there.” “They were going to sit me down another week,” Barkley said. “I cried. I felt I could have played. I guess we made a decision to be smart and sit another week... Did I agree with the decision? No. I put my trust in them. I had a lot of great people who put my interests first. Sometimes you have to protect the player from himself.”
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