​Joe Thomas is livid.





The Cleveland offensive tackle is beside himself. Why?





On Monday, according to a report, three Oregon Ducks players were hospitalized after suffering injuries during offseason workouts. Scary stuff, right? Thomas got word of this and decided to send out his frustrations via Twitter.

Whoever is behind this should be fired, nothing to do with football. Where's @NCAA? How about protecting athletes instead of your paychecks! pic.twitter.com/glkPZfBp9G — Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) January 17, 2017

​​According to a report by The Oregonian, players performed "military type" workouts. Players reportedly passed out, while others complained of discolored urine following their intense activity.





Willie Taggart hasn't been the head coach at Oregon for too long and already there's plenty of controversy surrounding the program.

.@NCAA These are the petty games "coaches" play when they are clueless about actually coaching the game and developing the kids. Gives FB bad name — Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) January 17, 2017

.@NCAA If @NCAA won't protect these student athletes, maybe they need to form some type of coalition that has power to stand up to the "coaches". — Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) January 17, 2017

​​Thomas is furious and he's not alone. Countless Oregon fans and parents want to see their players treated better. Can't blame them.





He's spot on, as the sport is having enough issues attracting young people. Head injuries and other health concerns have taken over the national conversation regarding football, so this is the last thing the sport needs right now.