I haven’t seen Richie say that Mag COULD play but is choosing not to. I have seen Richie say that Mag’s “people”/handlers would like to see him enter the portal. But those are two different things. And just because somebody’s sources are saying the latter, doesn’t mean the former is true. (And I would add that other sources say that Mag is simply hurt).
And this is my entire point in getting on my soapbox in my previous post above — NOBODY knows what the truth is about Mag, so it’s irresponsible speculation to state that he’s dogging it. I would expect more from responsible posters.
To Hawk’s and Greene’s point about Pike’s comments when asked about Mag — remember that HIPAA prohibits Pike from commenting about a player’s medical health without consent. So his brusque comments could just be a way for him to deflect the questions while protecting Mag’s right to medical privacy. Again, the point is that NOBODY HERE KNOWS.
If it comes out later that Mag could’ve played but chose not to for selfish reasons, I will be the first to say that he did us dirty. But until that is established as a FACT, and not merely speculation, he is one of ours and deserves the benefit of the doubt as a player who has had multiple injuries throughout his career and is coming back from ACL surgery.
