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Former Texas A&M Trainer Claims Coaches Pressured Him to Clear Injured Players

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Former Texas A&M athletic trainer Karl Kapchinski claims to have cleared players to return to the field even when they weren't fully healthy toward the end of his 31-year tenure.

Suzanne Halliburton of the Statesman reported on Kapchinski's claims, which were made during a segment on Tuesday's edition of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.

"While we're considered part of the medical staff in a lotta cases, the head coach just sees you basically, in some cases, being subservient to his situation," Kapchinski said in an interview with HBO's Jon Frankel.