Report: Former Texas A&M Trainer Says He Was Forced To Clear Players

Longtime Texas A&M athletic trainer Karl Kapchinski says he was forced by coaches to clear injured athletes before they were fully healed.

In an interview with Jon Frankel of HBO’s "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel", Kapchinski said that his character was questioned by coaches in regards to his job. Here is some of the interview, via the Austin American-Statesman:

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JON FRANKEL: “If you said to a coach, ‘Coach, I know we said it was gonna be four weeks, but we need an extra week.’ What would the coach say to you?”

KARL KAPCHINSKI: “You would be challenged on your character, your credentials. You know, maybe you were the wrong guy for the job.”

KARL KAPCHINSKI: “There’s been a lotta great quality athletic trainers that have subsequently lost their jobs because they stood up for the players or were doing the right thing.”

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Kapchinski was fired by the school in 2013 after 31 years of working for the athletic department.