Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy criticized the Kansas City Chiefs鈥� medical staff for being slow to respond to his eye injury during the last week.
Van Noy injured his right eye in the third quarter on Thursday night and said he was 鈥渄isappointed鈥� about how long it took for Chiefs doctors to see him in the locker room after leaving the field.
LB Kyle Van Noy, who suffered a fractured orbital bone on Thursday night, opens up about his experience with the Chiefs training staff:
“They took an entire quarter to get down to talk to me in the locker room, which to me, is unacceptable. … As a player, people have鈥�
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鈥淲hen you get hurt, especially something that can be serious like mine was, you鈥檙e supposed to rely on the team鈥檚 training staff or their doctors, and I was supposed to see an ophthalmologist,鈥� Van Noy said Tuesday on his podcast with retired defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. 鈥淭hey took an entire quarter to get down to talk to me in the locker room, which to me is unacceptable because then you start thinking, 鈥橶hat if I was trying to go back in the game? What if I was really, really hurt? I know mine happened to be moderate, but it still was serious because it鈥檚 an eye and your expectation of someone to be down there, as the training staff asked them to be down there, would have had a little bit more urgency.鈥�
A Chiefs spokesperson said the team had no comment on Van Noy鈥檚 remarks, which also referenced the organization getting a failing grade for its training staff on NFLPA report cards.
鈥淚 understand how Kansas City, the players have given that training room an 鈥楩鈥� because, with my experience, I would have probably after that gave them an 鈥楩,鈥� too,鈥� Van Noy said. 鈥淎s a player, people have that expectation of you being professional, handling business and in a time of need I wanted that from them and I felt like I didn鈥檛 get it.鈥�
In July, shortly before training camp, Chiefs president Mark Donovan was asked about the 鈥淔鈥� grades from players.
鈥淵ou hate to see that, and you hate to be on the other side of that,鈥� Donovan said at the time. “You do have to throw open your eyes to it and listen, so you learn from it. One thing that I think is important that probably isn鈥檛 as well known is we met with our (player) leadership team and walked through it and said, 鈥榃hat鈥檚 real and what鈥檚 not?鈥� We had a great meeting. It鈥檚 a smaller group of players, but it鈥檚 the leaders of the team.鈥�
Van Noy, 33, is in his 11th NFL season and third with Baltimore. His thoughts drifted to wondering if the delay was because he played for the Ravens but said he did not believe that to be the case.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think it was that, but at the same time I don鈥檛 want them to come out and apologize,鈥� Van Noy said while wearing sunglasses. “It is what it is. It鈥檚 all good. I don鈥檛 need them to come out with a press release and say they apologize, 鈥榃e take care of our players,鈥� blah, blah, blah, but I experienced it.”
Van Noy did not practice Wednesday. Coach John Harbaugh said it was a situation he was not getting involved in.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know what happened or didn鈥檛 happen,” Harbaugh told reporters in Owings Mills, Maryland. “I have respect for everybody involved. I have respect for the medical people everywhere in the league, of course. Our place, Kansas City, every place in the league, all of them have the utmost respect for the players. Certainly Kyle Van Noy, he鈥檚 my guy. I love him. This is one of these guys that competes and fights and does everything he can to be the best player he can.鈥�
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AP Sports Writer Dave Skretta contributed.
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