According to the Indianapolis Star, Notre Dame and head coach Brian Kelly are defendants in a lawsuit filed by former football player Douglas Randolph alleging negligence with regards to way the results of his spinal scan were handled.
Randolph alleges in the lawsuit that he “suffered numbness in his upper extremities” as the result of a hit taken during a practice in September 2015. The results of the spinal scan were not made available to him, resulting in his playing the entire 2015 season. Per the Indianapolis Star, Randolph was diagnosed with spinal stenosis following the season, with his collegiate career coming to an end as a result.
“If he had been told the truth about the results of this MRI scan, his football career would have ended on that date and all subsequent injuries and permanent damage he has endured would have never occurred,” the lawsuit says.
As a result of his career ending due to a medical hardship, Randolph retained his scholarship and remained part of the Notre Dame program as a student assistant for the 2016 season. Randolph, who redshirted as a freshman, saw the majority of his playing time on special teams and finished his Notre Dame career with 19 combined tackles.
In the lawsuit, Randolph also alleges that he suffered numbness in all four of his extremities during the team’s Tostitos Fiesta Bowl loss to Ohio State. Per the report, Randolph informed team trainer Rob Hunt of the symptoms, only to allegedly be told to “continue playing.” Randolph would undergo an MRI, the second of his Notre Dame career, shortly after that game with the spinal stenosis diagnosis being made at that time.
By Raphielle Johnson
Randolph alleges in the lawsuit that he “suffered numbness in his upper extremities” as the result of a hit taken during a practice in September 2015. The results of the spinal scan were not made available to him, resulting in his playing the entire 2015 season. Per the Indianapolis Star, Randolph was diagnosed with spinal stenosis following the season, with his collegiate career coming to an end as a result.
“If he had been told the truth about the results of this MRI scan, his football career would have ended on that date and all subsequent injuries and permanent damage he has endured would have never occurred,” the lawsuit says.
As a result of his career ending due to a medical hardship, Randolph retained his scholarship and remained part of the Notre Dame program as a student assistant for the 2016 season. Randolph, who redshirted as a freshman, saw the majority of his playing time on special teams and finished his Notre Dame career with 19 combined tackles.
In the lawsuit, Randolph also alleges that he suffered numbness in all four of his extremities during the team’s Tostitos Fiesta Bowl loss to Ohio State. Per the report, Randolph informed team trainer Rob Hunt of the symptoms, only to allegedly be told to “continue playing.” Randolph would undergo an MRI, the second of his Notre Dame career, shortly after that game with the spinal stenosis diagnosis being made at that time.
By Raphielle Johnson
