(DCU)
On his first full day back with D.C. United this week, Patrick Nyarko wanted to do everything on the practice field. It’s his nature.
But Nyarko was a no-contact player, his activity limited, and when he tried to rev his engines, the medical staff put a stop to it.
“I was a little angry,” he said Tuesday, “but I knew it was the right decision.”
The 30-year-old attacker, in his first season with United and ninth in MLS, is returning from his second concussion of the season and sixth of his career. He has not played in almost two months but passed league-mandated protocol and was cleared to resume training — gradually.