re: Danny O'brien released from UT

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And even if the kid specifically asked for a urine drug screen, the results wouldn't be discussed in front of anyone other than the player. No coaches, no trainers. It's the law.

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Unless the person gives their permission. It's not hard to imagine a college football player not wanting to risk telling his coach he's not allowed to be present when discussing medical results after a football injury? Sure, they have the legal right to do so, but I strongly doubt most of them would risk antagonizing and/or arousing the suspicions of their coaches in that situation. And there's always the possibility that they've previously signed off on a coach or trainer having access.

Hell, if nothing else, the doctors could have told him they couldn't treat him properly just because of drugs, and he had to think long and hard about how to tell his coach why he wasn't getting treated. The real world is a lot more complicated than the law sometimes.