Le’Veon Bell gave Steelers fans something to worry about on Sunday when he hyperextended his right knee in Sunday’s Week 17 game. Judging from early reports, it looked like Bell was doubtful to come back and play this weekend. Things didn’t seem any rosier when news came out that the Steelers had signed RB Ben Tate as a… Read More »
In my line of work (or perhaps, “work”) I spend a lot of time sifting through interviews and press conferences trying to find details that players and coaches reveal about injuries. Sadly, this is usually a game where the players/coaches are intentionally vague and sometimes even downright misleading. Rarely though do I find quotes that admit to this… Read More »
First of all, no, not that Brandon Marshall. I’m talking about the one that’s a linebacker for the Broncos. Scratch that… a damn fine linebacker for the Broncos. But today, Marshall’s specialty was, “cracking my shit up.” In talking about his Lisfranc sprain, I found this little nugget: Marshall said he would be out a week or two.… Read More »
I’m always fascinated by how long it takes everyone (fans, reporters, coaches) to realize the severity of an injury and come to grips with the fact that a particular player will absolutely not play this weekend. It seems like a player can have even a gruesome injury and we’ll all still hold out hope right up until game… Read More »
I told you so! Well, not in particular, just in the general nagging theme of much of my writing. Hear me out and let me explain. I spend a ton of my time criticizing common injury rehab timelines. I’m sure you’ve seen me do that plenty by now. My award-winning, critically-acclaimed work was even featured on Deadspin a… Read More »
In the words of today’s youth… OMG. All season, we’ve known something was wrong with Houston Texans Jadeveon Clowney’s right knee. He missed six games starting back in September after suffering a meniscus injury that required arthroscopic surgery, also known as a, “knee scope,” though that terminology often downplays the seriousness of the injury and treatment. Then, even… Read More »
What’s the deal with the optimistic collarbone fracture return-to-play estimates lately? Remember back when QB Nick Foles suffered a collarbone fracture and everyone started out saying he’d be back in one month? (If you don’t remember that, I highlighted it here.) (Also, Foles has now missed five weeks, and it doesn’t sound like he’s all that close to… Read More »
When I comb through press conferences and interviews trying to find details about player injuries, I’m sometimes surprised by how optimistic coaches and players are about injuries. I mean, yeah, I’ve been doing this long enough that I should know better, but every week there are a few that stand out as strange to me. This week’s oddest… Read More »
As of Monday evening, Titans WR Justin Hunter is still under observation in a hospital for a lacerated spleen he suffered in Sundays loss to the Texans. According to other players, Hunter was spitting up blood, so that’s not awesome. Thankfully, the worst appears to be over for Hunter, and the plan is that he’ll be released from… Read More »
I’m being paid by the “a” today, and that was a jackpot. Falcons receiver Roddy White missed Sunday’s Week 13 game with an ankle injury, and it’s been ridiculously hard to get any clarity on White’s injury and status. Coaches don’t get all honest and forthcoming on Monday, but, of all the days, Monday is often when coaches… Read More »