I enjoy Aaron Levine's commentaries on the Hawks on Q It Up Sports segments. I think he is spot on with the hiring of the OC. Give it a watch.
http://q13fox.com/2018/01/14/commentary ... mage-will/
I think the interesting thing would be if team doctors felt that he could play, but he was getting outside medical opinion that he should not and was not wanting to risk his career, the dynamics of that outcome.