If you’re ever looking for some unbridled enthusiasm, Seattle coach Pete Carroll is always a good place to start. As far as NFL coaches go, he’s about as, “super-pumped,” as you’ll find, and he makes no attempt to hide it. When it comes to talking about player injuries, Carroll tends to either go full on optimistic or just… Read More »
Connecticut CB Byron Jones might just be the biggest wild card in this year’s NFL draft. He absolutely won this year’s NFL combine. Yes, that’s possible, and it’s simply indisputable in Jones’ case. While still rehabbing from an October shoulder dislocation (and subsequent shoulder labrum surgery), Byron Jones broke the stinking world record with his long jump at… Read More »
Trying to address medical concerns is difficult for any potential NFL draftee. Even when a college injury has been correctly diagnosed and treated, NFL team doctors might have widely different opinions on how that injury mcould affect the player in the future. Such is the case right now with Arizona State WR Jaelen Strong. Strong fractured a, “small… Read More »
With the NFL draft quickly approaching, we’re now starting to see all the usual reports, speculations, and shenanigans that we see every spring. Shenanigans, you ask? Oh yes, shenanigans, I say. The worst of these is typically when someone tries to raise illegitimate red flags about a draft prospect, presumably so that the player’s draft stock will plummet… Read More »
For once, I’m not the only skeptical one digging into how the details of an injury don’t match up with what the player is saying! In this piece by NFL.com’s Chris Wesseling, someone else points out how Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell’s words don’t quite match up. Bell hyperextended his knee at the end of the regular season.… Read More »
Most readers probably don’t know who Armond Armstead is, and that’s part of what makes his story so interesting. Armstead was a highly-touted defensive lineman at USC, beginning in 2008. During the 2010 season, Armstead injured his shoulder. In the subsequent treatment of this shoulder injury, USC team doctor James Tibone administered Toradol, a powerful pain killer. Armstead… Read More »
What a morning for NFL injury bullshit! On the NFL Network’s Total Access show, host Dan Hellie spoke with Pittsburgh Steeler’s team neurosurgeon, Dr. Joseph Maroon. I don’t want to spoil the surprises, but it was truly a, “through the looking glass,” moment. You can watch the full video here. In fact, please do so, then we can… Read More »
Holy crap! 49er’s linebacker Chris Borland just announced his retirement at age 24, one year into his NFL career. ESPN’s Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru reported it here, and that is easily the best injury-related piece you’ll read this month. I can’t recommend it enough. Chris Borland was already on my injury radar, as I wrote this about… Read More »
We’ve all heard by now that the NFL is getting tough and really taking concussions seriously, right? There are new regulations, rules, and an overall enlightened awareness that are all supposed to come together and protect the players. In practice, well, not so much. The trouble is, there’s a really simple way to bypass all these new safety… Read More »
You don’t have to believe me, but I don’t love these, “I told you so,” posts. They’re tough to write without coming off like a prick. Even worse, I risk sounding like I’m actually pleased that my usually-pessimistic outlooks became reality. That’s not a good look for anyone. Trouble is, nobody else is going to come along and… Read More »