Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post

Not sure why you keep talking about Tom's Back. Tom already stated in interviews as well as Mike Sheahan's show Öpen mike", that he had mental health issues and lost the passion for playing football. - watch here. He did have back issues, but seemed to be managing it as he was prepared to play season 2019 after going through a preseason.
You know he was seeking advice overseas to fix his back don't you? I don't think he had the confidence of our medical department to find a solution and he missed a fair chunk of the season because of it. We also knew about his mental health challenges (and later with Travis Cloke) I just find it intriguing that knowing he had an issue with his back that curtailed his season we didn't look to the draft or trade period late that year to provide some coverage.