Hmmm...funny though..... he's ok with taking & risking millions of dollars of the team's money to finance his "real life outside of football" .....guess he should have no qualms about the team's concerns or needs, huh?
(I never claimed to, you did)
You also don't know the extent of the injury nor anything about its treatment. You don't know the medical advice he got nor would you understand it if you did.
ACL injuries recur all the time. There's no reason to believe he wouldn't have reinjured it had he opted for surgery instead (probably against doctors' advice), at least none that you can outline, because you don't know nor understand the extent of the injury nor its treatment options.
You're just angry that a player got injured in a violent sport and want somebody to blame.
There's a big difference between looking out for your health and having "no qualms about the team's concerns or needs".
If he's no looking out for his own health, who is?
He has every right to look out for his own health.......but implying that that should be his only concern is ignoring the fact that the team is paying him millions of dollars and relying on some timetable for his return and he at least owes them that and/or a return on their investment.......they rewarded him with a exorbitant contract extension.....it's not too much to ask that he have some consideration for the team's opinions or demands.