Donald Parham Injury from TNF--One of Worst I've Seen

[Billzgobowlin]

  On 12/17/2021 at 5:05 PM, DrDare said:

 

His head hit the ground, nothing more to it

 

I dont have the stats but I feel there are more head injuries hitting the ground on turf than on grass

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I think that fact that his neck compressed at the same time probably added to the seriousness of it.

[ehfeuh57]

  On 12/17/2021 at 5:11 PM, Billzgobowlin said:

I think that fact that his neck compressed at the same time probably added to the seriousness of it.

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That could be

[Nextmanup]

  On 12/17/2021 at 8:31 AM, Bubba Gump said:

Joe Buck is a complete jackass. He said maybe his hands were shaking because it was cold out for LA. They're in a stadium that is covered with open areas, but come on, how cold could it be in LA? And Parham was obviously still unconscious at the time. 

 

I'm just glad to hear he is stable. Being he was in that fencing posture after he hit his head is not a good sign. Hope like hell he makes a full recovery. Def some scary *****

 

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I heard Joe Buck's comments about how it was "cold by southern california standards" and COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WAS HEARING.

 

I always highly disliked this guy's broadcasting style, but on top of, he's an idiot!

 

 

  On 12/17/2021 at 10:33 AM, QCity said:

I watched the game and I didn't hear this. What exactly did you hear?

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It happened a while after the incident was over.  They came back from a commercial break or something and decided to go back to the injury via instant replay, showing him being wheeled off the field with his hands shaking, while clearly still "knocked out" for lack of a better term...

And that's when Buck rambled on about it being cold and what not.

 

He's a complete moron.

 

 

  On 12/17/2021 at 11:06 AM, JMF2006 said:

It looked innocent enough at first but his head bounced off the turf and you could clearly see he was unconscious.

 

That was a very serious concussion.

 

My prayers go out to him I hope he is ok

 

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The entire time he was injured/being treated/being secured/being pushed off the field he did NOT regain consciousness.

 

I have seen people take huge head shots like that and then hold their arms in funny, gravity defying positions.  It's very counter-intuitive.  As soon as I saw him holding his arms up after the hit, I knew he was out cold and this was a really serious injury.

 

All from slamming the back of his head against that turf, even with the helmet on.

 

Makes you wonder what the hell they are playing on.  Concrete?

 

 

 

 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/12/17/donald-parham-injury-concussion-fencing-response

[PromoTheRobot]

Parham was one of the rare few who made it to the NFL from the XFL.

[nucci]

  On 12/17/2021 at 7:10 AM, Nextmanup said:

 

 

 

This was one of the ugliest and scariest incidents I've ever seen in a game.

 

Parham pretty obviously never regained consciousness, even as they were wheeling him off the field after a sustained delay...with his hands convulsing nervously.

 

IMO, Buck and Aikman deliberately refrained from saying ANYTHING as the scene was already more than gruesome enough.  

 

 

 

 

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except Buck saying he was shaking because it was cold

[Big Blitz]

 

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

  On 12/17/2021 at 8:31 AM, Bubba Gump said:

Joe Buck is a complete jackass. He said maybe his hands were shaking because it was cold out for LA. They're in a stadium that is covered with open areas, but come on, how cold could it be in LA? And Parham was obviously still unconscious at the time. 

 

I'm just glad to hear he is stable. Being he was in that fencing posture after he hit his head is not a good sign. Hope like hell he makes a full recovery. Def some scary *****

 

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I always wonder if they ad lib all that stuff or a producer is telling them in the earpiece to say those things and that’s the real idiot in this situation. 

 

I could see a producer panicing trying to feed some bs about the disturbing shaking. 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

  On 12/17/2021 at 5:54 PM, Big Blitz said:

 

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Thank you so much for finding and sharing this!  On a generally sucky, not to mention grey and rainy day, this truly  makes me happy to hear.

 

  On 12/17/2021 at 5:59 PM, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

I always wonder if they ad lib all that stuff or a producer is telling them in the earpiece to say those things and that’s the real idiot in this situation. 

 

I could see a producer panicing trying to feed some bs about the disturbing shaking. 

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Clearly Aikman and Joe Buck are highly scripted, but that producer would be an ass then. 

 

Fox should have experts on standby who could tell them that a "Fencing Reaction" is a known reaction to a concussion.

[Nextmanup]

That is great news; I didn't think the story would end this positively or this abruptly.

 

Hopefully he is OK going forward.

 

  On 12/17/2021 at 5:53 PM, nucci said:

except Buck saying he was shaking because it was cold

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Yeah that was at a completely different point in the telecast.

Did you watch it?

 

As it all happened live and they wheeled him off the field, no one say ANYTHING because it was as serious and scary looking as anything I've seen.

 

A while later they went to a replay and that's when Buck offered his "words of wisdom."

 

 

  On 12/17/2021 at 5:59 PM, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

I always wonder if they ad lib all that stuff or a producer is telling them in the earpiece to say those things and that’s the real idiot in this situation. 

 

I could see a producer panicing trying to feed some bs about the disturbing shaking. 

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I'm pretty sure that was all on Joe Buck!

 

 

[FireChans]

  On 12/17/2021 at 6:00 PM, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Thank you so much for finding and sharing this!  On a generally sucky, not to mention grey and rainy day, this truly  makes me happy to hear.

 

 

Clearly Aikman and Joe Buck are highly scripted, but that producer would be an ass then. 

 

Fox should have experts on standby who could tell them that a "Fencing Reaction" is a known reaction to a concussion.

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The NFL has experts on standby that tell Fox to try to not use the c word.

[Guffalo]

  On 12/17/2021 at 4:17 PM, CorkScrewHill said:

A doctor went through the whole event in great detail. Definitely informative.

 

 

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Very good explanation of the processes under the helmet and what is going on inside during impact. 

[nucci]

  On 12/17/2021 at 6:02 PM, Nextmanup said:

 

 

Yeah that was at a completely different point in the telecast.

Did you watch it?

 

As it all happened live and they wheeled him off the field, no one say ANYTHING because it was as serious and scary looking as anything I've seen.

 

A while later they went to a replay and that's when Buck offered his "words of wisdom."

 

 

I'm pretty sure that was all on Joe Buck!

 

 

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You're right. Buck should just stay quiet. They all say , "we don't want to speculate" then immediately speculate

[4thandGoal]

Just how lucky was Don Beebe when he bounced of the turf like a basketball with his head?

 

 

Edited December 17, 2021 by 4thandGoal

[May Day 10]

great news about Parham.  Hate to see it, and an example why I have zero problem with NFL players making millions.

 

 

[Bubba Gump]

  On 12/17/2021 at 4:53 PM, Paup 1995MVP said:

Its football.  Its a violent game.  Joe Buck wasn't making fun of him in the slightest.  Get a grip.

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Where did I say anything about him making fun of him?? Reading comprehension is a wonderful thing.

[Jerome007]

I was surprised he was KOed, and even then wasn't concerned. It happens, it always looks bad. Then he could move his feet and hands. Great. All good. And then  when he was twitching when carted off now I was worried. It looked really bad suddenly. The play looked so mundane too. Glad to know he's fine

[Walking Tall]

My gosh, did what Joe Buck said about his hands and arms shaking possibly because it was cold really bother some of you as much as you are leading on?

 

Who cares what Joe Buck said? He offered an opinion. A wrong opinion. Whoopdie freaking doo. And, actually, since he said it was possible that doesn't even make his statement wrong.

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[Utah John]

  On 12/17/2021 at 3:38 PM, PolishDave said:

 

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No thanks.  I'm not watching THAT again.

[Nextmanup]

  On 12/17/2021 at 6:46 PM, Beast said:

My gosh, did what Joe Buck said about his hands and arms shaking possibly because it was cold really bother some of you as much as you are leading on?

 

Who cares what Joe Buck said? He offered an opinion. A wrong opinion. Whoopdie freaking doo. And, actually, since he said it was possible that doesn't even make his statement wrong.

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I think it's more a case of most fans hate him as a broadcaster to begin with, and then on top of it, he says what might be the dumbest comment in the history of broadcasting...so people are ready to jump on him.

 

I just can't stand his style of announcing; I think he's terrible.

 

And it's just as bad for baseball games.