Who do you think told the team to warm up? The coaches. Then you see discussions with McDermott and the head official. Taylor walks over with an official, he was probably called over. Then McDermott likely said his players can’t play right now.
People are making it seem like the NFL was pushing them to play. They never had to play. The right decision was to leave it in the hands of the players and coaches. That’s exactly what seemed to happen.
But yes, playing was an option. No one was being forced to play however. Why is this even an issue? No one needs any criticism here. There’s no reason for this discussion. A players life hopefully was saved after a freak accident.