Only minutes ago, Titans QB Zach Mettenberger was taken down by the Texans J.J. Watt (who else would it be, right?). Metttenberger crunched into the turf with his right (throwing) shoulder, and immediately left the field to be replaced by Jake Locker. As usual, we know very very little about Mettenberger’s injury at this point, but of course… Read More »
Okay, so it’s not exactly objective to refer to an injury as, “gross,” but I’ll bet I can bring you over to my side in three paragraphs… starting now. In yesterday’s game, Tennessee DB Michael Griffin dislocated his left shoulder, and then somehow returned to the game. As I’ve ranted about before, sometimes media reports on injuries are… Read More »
You’ll have to forgive me if this post seems suspiciously similar to the one I wrote earlier today about Andre Smith, but I’m just working with what they’re giving me here. If a few players are going to suffer serious muscle or tendon tears, then who am I to not point out the severity of these injuries? Aside… Read More »
Yeah, I feel a little bit bad for that headline. I’m not trying to mock Cincinnati Bengals tackle Andre Smith, but I’ve got to call it like I see it. Smith left the game with a left arm injury less than an hour ago, and some ugly reports are already rolling in: Belief is Bengals OT Andre Smith… Read More »
So this is odd. Denver TE Julius Thomas has not practiced all week after injuring his left ankle in last week’s game. Despite this lack of practice, most outlets have been reporting that Thomas is a true, “game time decision,” meaning that it’s roughly 50-50 whether he starts. Some of the better journalists out there, such as the… Read More »
Did everyone see how Ravens CB Jimmy Smith’s foot injury changed today? Smith went down in Week 8 with what the Ravens were careful to call a, “midfoot sprain.” Immediately after the injury, coach Jim Harbaugh was very vocal and precise about exactly what the injury was (and wasn’t) when he said this: Jimmy is going to be… Read More »
Washington tackle Trent Williams was injured on Sunday with what we now know to be an MCL sprain. For once, I’m going to go against my own pessimistic grain on this one. I’m not going to dig up any MCL sprain return-to-play examples or compare Williams to any past players. Anyone know why? Because Trent Williams is perhaps… Read More »
There’s something that drives me bonkers in the NFL injury reporting world, and a perfect example of it is unfolding right now. Or not unfolding, I should say. Denver TE Julius Thomas, a hugely important player to both the team and to fantasy owners, exited the game with an ankle injury. We don’t yet have an exact diagnosis… Read More »
Denver RB Ronnie Hillman suffered a foot injury in yesterday’s win over the Raiders. That much we can agree on. After nearly 24 hours, reports came out that Hillman’s injury was a foot sprain. Beyond that, things start getting a little dicey. The first (and most detailed) report was from the Denver Post’s Mike Klis. According to Klis,… Read More »
Here’s the obvious fact that every man can attest to: there’s no such thing as a good groin injury. But, beyond the obvious crotch jokes, there are plenty of reasons to be pessimistic about Oakland Raiders D.J. Hayden and his latest groin injury. Hayden was injured only about an hour ago, and I should point out that we… Read More »