Les took his chance. And it cost him his playing career (and the Bears a good player). But it also gave him the ability to say he returned a kickoff in a Superbowl (not to mention helped win in a dominating fashion that will live as long as the NFL is still around).
Took his chance - ended his career. No bigee. You know he still would have that Super Bowls memory and could have contributed to another one if he wasn't crippled.
Would you say the same if Jackson tore a tendon or broke a bone when some strong safety tee'd off on Jackson after a catch?
Let the Bears young receivers focus on playing WR and let Jackson focus on playing free safety.
One of the baseball players I admire the most was Ted Williams, the last player to hit .400 in the majors.
He went into the last day of the season with a BA of .39955. His manager told him that he could sit out the final double header if he wanted to, and everyone would consider his BA to be rounded up to .400.
Ted refused. He merely said "either I hit .400 or I don't.
In his first at bat for the double header, he hit a single, raising his BA to .400. Again, his manager told him that he could sit out the rest of the two meaningless games if he wished, but once again, he said "either I hit .400 or I don't.
He went on the get several more hits on the day (he played all of both games) and ended the year with a BA of .407.
No one else has ever reached .400 for a season. He could have sat out the last few at bats and still held the record, but it was something he wanted to do.
Bad things sometimes happen to good people. But I have to admire those who refuse to live their life in fear.