Editor’s note: The above video is from June 28.
The Giants officially placed Joe Panik when it come to the 7-day concussion disabled list last Wednesday.
On Tuesday morning, he gone some light when it come to his circumstance along with 95.7 The Game‘s “Haberman and Middlekauff.”
“So as quickly as I got hit, merely going with it, you have actually your headaches and exactly what not. merely type of felt a minor from it at times. Yet with regard to me, as quickly as you grab strike in the head, that’s normal. In merely talking along with the trainers, I told them that I’m fine. And I was going with the protocol — the easy stuff, easy protocol. They’re asking me ‘Exactly how you feeling?’ This and that. Asking me all of these questions.
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“And at the time, my adrenaline is type of pumping. I told them, ‘Listen. I’m fine. I’m good.’ I passed particular examinations that I possessed to do. The following day I woke up, the trouble was still there, particular points were still there. I merely believed I was gonna pass. I was playing with particular points which I truly should not have.
“The whole time, I was having some concentration issues, specifically along with my vision. Yet I was able to grab a couple of crucial hits right here and there throughout the week. I was type of merely playing when it come to it, figuring the cobwebs would certainly type of shake. It never ever went away. By the moment we got spine from Pittsburgh, the symptoms type of got worse. The vision started obtaining worse, headaches started obtaining a minor even worse … every little thing truly started to established in…
“I type of possessed to throw in the white flag. I was playing with some points — merely stupid when it come to my end, Yet at the time, you believe you’re gonna be great … obviously it merely got to the point where I possessed to point out something.”
Are these concussion examinations dependent when it come to the gamer being honest along with the trainer?
“Yeah, there are particular points that you have actually to be honest along with … a great deal of it has actually to do along with being honest along with them. with regard to a person adore me, it was foolish. I must have actually been a minor a lot more honest.”
Panik additionally pointed out that there is no actual schedule with regard to his return, Yet gained it certain that he is improving.
The 2015 All-Star was hit in the helmet by a pitch when it come to June 18 in Tampa Bay, Yet started 8 of the Giants’ following 9 games.
He was scratched when it come to June 28.