

Sports Injury Central Podcast featuring Pro Football Doc
Pro Football Doc
Dr. David Chao, AKA the Pro Football Doc, breaks down everything the common fan needs to know about ACL tears, concussions, and other injuries in the NFL.
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Dec 10, 2019 • 43min
41: How Junior Seau’s Gifts Keep Giving With Special Guest Ken Ramirez
Dr. Chao looks at Baker Mayfield's comments on how the medical staff is handling Odell Beckham Jr's injury and how it has become the new norm in the NFL, Cam Newtons foot surgery, & whether Tua Tagovailoa should go pro. Ken Ramirez of Body Armor & the Junior Seau Foundation talks about the 25th anniversary of the "Shop With The Jock" event of giving before Dr. Chao gives the injury rundown and crowns a beast of the week! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 3, 2019 • 50min
40: Getting Well With Ray Flowers
Dr. Chao explains how flu season my have contributed to the New England Patriots loss to the Houston Texans and why the NFL acted the way they did in banning Josh Shaw. SiriusXM Fantasy host Ray Flowers goes gives tips on setting lineups for the fantasy football playoffs before Dr. Chao gives the injury rundown and crowns a beast of the week! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 26, 2019 • 50min
39: Picking The Board With Will Brinson
Dr. Chao looks at the reasons why sometimes the NFL has a bunch of games in the 1:00 pm eastern window as compared to the 4:00 window, distrust between players and medical teams, and why he does not like players being labeled injury prone. CBS Sports NFL analyst Will Brinson joins Dr. Chao before the week's injuries are recapped and a beast of the week is crowned! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 19, 2019 • 1h 1min
38: Defending The Blindside With Geoff Schwartz
Dr. Chao goes in depth on Tua Tagovailoa's hip injury and how it will affect his career and whether he can come back. He also talks about a way to expand the NFL schedule to more than 16 games before talking to Geoff Schwartz about some of the injuries he played through and how the offensive line positions have evolved and become more complex prior to giving the injury rundown and a beast of the week! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 12, 2019 • 49min
37: The Tweetstorm With Tom Pelissero
Dr. Chao looks at how injuries and whether or not a team has a timeout can alter the end of a game and his proposal to make an unfortunate injury not be insult to that team as well. NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero talks about how he goes about reporting injuries before Dr. Chao gives this week's injury rundown and awards a beast of the week! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 5, 2019 • 1h 2min
36: A New York State Of Mind With Damien Woody
Dr, Chao gives an in-depth breakdown on the Trent Williams situation, talks to ESPN's Damien Woody about the Jets, Patriots and a player's mindset on front office ordeals. Dr. Chao looks at the key injuries an updates from the week before awarding a beast of the week! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 29, 2019 • 49min
35: Lights Out With Shawne Merriman
Dr. Chao looks at why more players should use eye shields and why the NFL's restrictions on them is bogus and how a player like Patrick Mahomes having loose limbs gets both advantages and disadvantages from it. All-Pro linebacker Shawne Merriman talks about his career including playing through injuries nobody ever knew until he shared them with Dr. Chao in this interview and what happened that caused his positive drug test. Dr. Chao finishes things off by awarding a beast of the week and looking at the injuries from the past week around the NFL. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 22, 2019 • 53min
34: Protecting The Blindside With Nick Hardwick
Dr. Chao looks at the various ankle injuries in the NFL and why Tua Tagovailoa having surgery is not normal. Former Chargers lineman turn radio & podcast host Nick Hardwick looks at the importance and fundamentals of line play, & Dr. Chao looks at the past week's injuries before awarding a Beast Of The Week! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 15, 2019 • 44min
33: A Good Bet With Todd Furhman
Dr. Chao looks at the high amount of contusions from Week 6 and how some injuries use wording that make them seem different than they are. He also gets an NFL betting perspective from Todd Furhman of the "Bet The Board Podcast" & FS1's "Lock It In" show before giving the injury rundown and awarding a beast of the week! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 8, 2019 • 52min
32: Gone Carting With Mike McCoy!
Dr. Chao looks at the Pittsburgh Steelers cart fiasco with Mason Rudolph with his own interesting cart story and why Jay Gruden may have been unfairly fired and has something most other coaches do not. Producer Greg is in studio along with special guest and former San Diego Charger head coach Mike McCoy to give a coach's perspective on how injuries are handled before Dr. Chao looks at all the injuries from the past week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.