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Former NFL running back Reggie Bush alleges that dangerous conditions at a St. Louis stadium led to a season-ending injury in a case that could leave the city on the hook for damages Cheap Logan Cooke Jersey , even though the Rams are long gone.
Defendants in the civil trial, which began Tuesday, include two public entities 鈥?the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission 鈥?as well as the Rams, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Bush was playing for the San Francisco 49ers in November 2015 when he slipped and fell in a game after being pushed out of bounds at the former Edward Jones Dome, now called the Dome at America's Center. Bush's cleats apparently slipped on a concrete surface about 11 yards (10 meters) behind the 49ers bench. The suit says the area had been nicknamed the "concrete ring of death." The Rams moved to Los Angeles the following season.
"You can see, it's like all of a sudden he's running on an ice rink," Bush's lawyer Tim Cronin told jurors in opening statements as he played video of the injury. "Whatever risks a football player assumes Authentic Mike Napoli Jersey , concrete 11 yards outside the sidelines is not one of them."
Two weeks after Bush tore the lateral meniscus of his left knee, the Dome covered the concrete surface with rubber padding, according to his suit. Bush's fall followed a similar incident at the Dome on Oct. 25, 2015, in which Cleveland Browns quarterback Josh McCown slid into a wall, injuring his shoulder.
After sitting out the rest of the 2015 season, Bush signed with Buffalo for the following season Dolphins Albert Wilson Jersey , saying at the time that his surgically repaired knee was 100 percent. But his attorney told jurors that the knee injury prevented Bush from getting a more lucrative deal as a free agent.
Debbie Champion, who represents the Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission, told jurors that the Rams, whom she called "the football experts," controlled the stadium during home games, not her clients. She said Bush's injury happened "during the normal course of a football game."
Rams lawyer Daniel Allmayer said the team took steps to ensure the safety of players, including installing carpet runners in the tunnels between the locker rooms and turf field. Allmayer said that after Bush got hurt Authentic Scooter Gennett Jersey , Rams Operations Director Bruce Warwick immediately contacted the St. Louis Conventions and Visitors Commission about covering the exposed concrete.
"Mr. Warwick had to get the authority of the CVC if he wanted to change it or move things because it was their stadium 鈥?their area," Allmayer said.
Bush's suit doesn't put a price on the injury but says he seeks at least $25,000 in damages.

The Packers have signed free agent defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson and also acquired quarterback DeShone Kizer.
The team announced the moves a day after the opening of free agency.
Kizer was acquired in a trade with the Browns for cornerback Damarious Randall with drafts picks also involved.
Kizer is expected to serve as the backup to Aaron Rodgers. Kizer was selected by the Browns in the second round of the 2017 draft. He led the NFL with 22 interceptions, went 0-15 and went through numerous growing pains as a rookie starter.
Wilkerson was selected by the Jets in the first round of the 2011 draft. In seven seasons, he played in 105 regular-season games and had 498 tackles (324 solo), 44陆 sacks, two interceptions Youth Justin Bethel Jersey , 10 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery that he returned for a touchdown. In 2015, he earned a spot in the Pro Bowl after getting a career-best 12 sacks.
The Packers also signed cornerback Herb Waters. He was signed by Green Bay as an undrafted rookie out of Miami (Fla.) on May 6, 2016.
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