2 min read • April 25, 2021
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The star edge rusher has first-round talent, but his medical evaluation may cause him to slide. The two main issues are concussions and his wrist. Jaelan Phillips has suffered three concussions in less than a year and has had problems with them since he was 10 years old. To enter the league with that history has to give clubs pause given the unpredictable nature of head injuries. After a moped accident, he had two wrist surgeries including what seems to be a proximal row carpectomy where bones were removed from his wrist. No question he can play football and has great physical skill as he showed in 2020 piling up eight sacks and 15.5 tackles for loss. However the wrist injury may keep him from the weight room work he needs in order to excel at the next level. His injury history likely has him red-flagged. Someone will take him due to his talent, but he carries significant medical risk.
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