Two concussions in the first 17 games of his NFL career has Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy thinking he might need to alter his aggressive style on the field. Lacy was medically cleared Thursday and practiced seven days after suffering a concussion in the Packers' Week 1 loss in Seattle. It was just a little less than one year ago that Lacy's first-ever carry at Lambeau Field resulted in a concussion and him missing the next game.
While the reigning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year said his concussion last year -- which was the first one he ever had -- "was severely worse than this one, " it still has Lacy wondering how much longer he can continue to run with such violence. "I think I might change it, " Lacy said. "Somehow I'll have to figure out a way to change the way I run, but still keep the physical part of it. It's not really something I'm trying to change as of now. I guess as i get older I will figure out how it goes. "
Lacy knows there's a fine line between protecting himself better when he runs and not playing in such a different manner that he's no longer valuable to the team that selected him with the 61st overall pick last year.