Jamar Taylor was ready to quit?

[One Love]

"According to the Miami Herald's Barry Jackson, a test at the NFL Scouting Combine discovered Taylor had high blood pressure and kidney damage. Jackson states that Taylor was originally diagnosed with the high blood pressure in high school and has been on medication to control it. The problem is, the medication has serious side effects for some people, particularly black males.

The tests at the Combine revealed Taylor's kidneys functioning at just 42% efficiency. A biopsy on the kidneys revealed that the damage had been caused by the medication, and that a new blood pressure medication would help the situation. Taylor would be left with scar tissue on his kidneys, but that their efficiency should increase.

He will be tested again in a few months. He also cannot take anti-inflammatories, as they compound the issue in his kidneys.

Teams were fully briefed on the situation with Taylor's kidneys, but some teams still deemed it too risky. Now, the Dolphins have a player who could become a Week 1 starting cornerback as a rookie, and someone who, thanks to the Combine, dodged a potential kidney transplant in his future as well."

 

[MRojas4]

Yeah.... I'd say this is more about life than football.

Glad this guy, regardless of being a Dolphin, is able to turn it around and use adversity as motivation.

Get em' Jamar!

 

[NY8123]

Hey man, I can understand, I mean Martin quit because he was bullied, Ricky quit for weed, Saban quit for lack of balls, David Boston quit because steroids were banned..........I mean in the grand scheme of things this kid at least has a legitimate reason to be down and out.

I hope he bounces back and makes us say, Surtain2.0.

 

[MRojas4]

Hey man, I can understand, I mean Martin quite because he was bullied, Ricky quite for weed, Saban quite for lack of balls, David Boston quite because steroids were banned..........I mean in the grand scheme of things this kid at least has a legitimate reason to be down and out.

I hope he bounces back and makes us say, Surtain2.0.

Personally, Jamar's issues do not even belong in the same sentence as those you have mentioned.

Big difference on someone being ready to quit because life dealt them a bad hand on health, than the Ricky's/Boston's/Martins' etc...

 

[NY8123]

Personally, Jamar's issues do not even belong in the same sentence as those you have mentioned.

Big difference on someone being ready to quit because life dealt them a bad hand on health, than the Ricky's/Boston's/Martins' etc...

and that was my point exactly :up:

 

[jMaL305]

It shouldn't surprise anyone who follows the Miami Dolphins that Jamar Taylor has a difficult rookie season in 2013.
The team's second-round draft pick learned about a serious medical issues with his kidneys at the NFL combine, then during his first week of OTAs he suffers a hernia injury that had to be surgically repaired.
When he's finally cleared to practice during training camp Taylor tore his abductor (groin injury), and struggled to get on the practice field the entire season.
Taylor's rookie season turned into a medical nightmare for the former Boise State standout, and during an interview with the Idaho Statesman he confessed he thought of quitting football.

Read more at:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...-about-his-struggles-20140421,0,1216424.story

 

[MRojas4]

and that was my point exactly :up:

Agreed. Lol

:brewskis:

 

[So Be]

"According to the Miami Herald's Barry Jackson, a test at the NFL Scouting Combine discovered Taylor had high blood pressure and kidney damage. Jackson states that Taylor was originally diagnosed with the high blood pressure in high school and has been on medication to control it. The problem is, the medication has serious side effects for some people, particularly black males.

The tests at the Combine revealed Taylor's kidneys functioning at just 42% efficiency. A biopsy on the kidneys revealed that the damage had been caused by the medication, and that a new blood pressure medication would help the situation. Taylor would be left with scar tissue on his kidneys, but that their efficiency should increase.

He will be tested again in a few months. He also cannot take anti-inflammatories, as they compound the issue in his kidneys.

Teams were fully briefed on the situation with Taylor's kidneys, but some teams still deemed it too risky. Now, the Dolphins have a player who could become a Week 1 starting cornerback as a rookie, and someone who, thanks to the Combine, dodged a potential kidney transplant in his future as well."

FWIW, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure 4 months ago, it was a bit over 200, and was not after the Jets loss. lol

I'm on medication #5 to control it, and it is a nightmare to take. You walk around like a frakin zombie in a fog. Doc described it being like a car engine with reduced gas to try to function, and he was right. The body does adapt somewhat but, not to what it was.

 

[jMaL305]

FWIW, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure 4 months ago, it was a bit over 200, and was not after the Jets loss. lol

I'm on medication #5 to control it, and it is a nightmare to take. You walk around like a frakin zombie in a fog. Doc described it being like a car engine with reduced gas to try to function, and he was right. The body does adapt somewhat but, not to what it was.

I wish you the best brother you hang in there, but I'm guessing there isn't a cure for this yet so do you think it will affect his performance? If so in what way?

 

[Phishpunk@WCU]

Being a rookie is hard whether or not you're injured. Not everyone can take it, and that doesn't automatically mean you're "weak" and/or doomed to fail. Look at Bob Kuechenberg. He quit during his rookie camp with the Eagles and had to get back to the NFL from semi-pro ball. All he did is play for like five Super Bowl teams over the next 14 or so seasons, including ordering his doctors to drill out the marrow from a broken forearm so he could play in the Super Bowl against the only defensive tackle ever named league MVP, Alan Page. And Kuechenberg dominated him.

totally forgot about that. it is criminal that Kuech is not in the HOF.

 

[So Be]

I wish you the best brother you hang in there, but I'm guessing there isn't a cure for this yet so do you think it will affect his performance? If so in what way?

Thanks but, I'm good just not as good as I wanna be. Taylor is younger, and everyone reacts differently, and he has been dealing with this for a long time, with all the best doctors in the country. I'm sure he'll be fine but, it does somewhat diminish your ability to function as you normally would. You need to focus in place of reacting.

 

[dolfin530]

Not alarming because he had the kidney issue then the hernia. It wasn't just injury but a health concern. Dealing with that will make you feel down on yourself. I'm sure he is a tough dude.

 

[One Love]

I'm assuming that his kidneys are recovering since he did discontinue taking that blood pressure medication, which caused all the problems to start with.

 

[tcdrover]

It's a shame Ireland was Talent averse and not RISK averse.

 

[jMaL305]

It's a shame Ireland was Talent averse and not RISK averse.

There's still definitive upside to Taylor but and injury this serious is going to take a very exceptional person to overcome, there is no cure. He will have to work twice as hard as everyone else, the question is will he? What happens if he injures something again, where will his mind state be then?