Posted in Injuries, NFL on Sep 3rd, 2010
The Cleveland Browns had high hopes for their second-round draft pick Montario Hardesty this year. But, those hopes will have to be shelved as Adam Schefter reports that the team fears that Hardesty has a torn ACL. “Early diagnosis on Browns rookie RB Montario Hardesty: torn ACL. More exams today to confirm the news, but [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Sep 2nd, 2010
Anyone that has watched the Philadelphia Eagles this preseason will tell you that one of the team’s biggest problems is the interior of the offensive line (I could complain about Jason Peters too, but I won’t…for now). Well, a big part of the problem is poor center play. Nick Cole is not a center. He’s [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Sep 1st, 2010
Contrary to public opinion, the New England Patriots aren’t very good on the defensive side of the ball. Lately, they’ve been weak in the secondary and don’t have a great pass rush. Now, things have gotten worse. The Patriots have sent their top cornerback Leigh Bodden to injured reserve. That’s huge. He has a torn [...]
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Posted in Football, Injuries, NCAA on Aug 31st, 2010
Last year’s Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram suffered a left knee injury late in Monday’s practice that required arthroscopic surgery, which took place Tuesday morning. PHOTO CAPTION: Mark Ingram started his football career with the New York Giants Alabama officials are ruling Ingram out for their season opener against visiting powerhouse San Jose State who [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 31st, 2010
The Washington Redskins are simply refusing to admit their mistake. Malcolm Kelly has just not produced at the NFL level for a variety of reasons, but mainly because he can’t stay healthy. So, instead of cutting their ties with the wide receiver, they have instead decided to shelve him for the season. “Malcolm Kelly on [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 31st, 2010
The guy that was Peyton Manning’s clipboard holder for more years than we can remember, will not get a chance to be Eli’s clipboard holder this season. The New York Giants have placed him on injured reserve with a bum shoulder. This means that Rhett Bomar will be the replacement should something happen that would [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 30th, 2010
Back in 2008, some observers considered Malcolm Kelly to be the best WR in the draft. But, there were concerns about his knee so he dropped a bit in the draft. However, the Washington Redskins don’t concern themselves with such matters. Facts like knee issues or character concerns or missing a left leg are of [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 30th, 2010
With all the concern over Jason Campbell’s stinger that he suffered against the San Francisco 49ers over the weekend (it did look bad), the bigger problem appears to be his injured throwing wrist. It looks like he’ll actually be ok from the stinger. “After the X-rays, (the stinger) does not appear to be too serious,” [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 29th, 2010
That headline will terrify you if you just did something stupid like draft Reggie Bush too high in your fantasy draft. But don’t worry, Reggie didn’t break his thumb, it was Michael Bush from the Oakland Raiders who cracked his thumb in Saturday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. Bush is scheduled to see [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 27th, 2010
Well, that didn’t take long. After just one play in Friday night’s preseason game against Kansas City, Eagles WR DeSean Jackson left the game with an upper back injury. Photo Caption: DeSean shows us how many times you need to hit him before his back gives out. Safety Eric Berry popped Jackson, whose previous back [...]
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Posted in Injuries on Aug 27th, 2010
Well, this isn’t good. But it’s not entirely surprising since the kid throws 100 mph. According to Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo, their ace Stephen Strasburg likely needs Tommy John surgery. Strasburg has a “significant” tear in his UCL. He’ll probably need 12 to 18 months of recovery time and won’t return until late in [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 26th, 2010
Antonio Bryant has given the Cincinnati Bengals about one day of training camp practice since they signed him to a four-year, $28 million contract this offseason. It’s safe to say that signing him was a mistake. His balky knee has prevented him from adding anything to the team. Now, a source tells Bob Glauber of [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 26th, 2010
Good news and bad news for the St. Louis Rams. Actually there are two pieces of good news for the Rams. The first piece of good news is that they even have a piece of good news. And that good news is that rookie QB Sam Bradford actually looked pretty sharp against the New England. [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 25th, 2010
This is kind of what happens when you draft injured players. Before the Combine, Demaryius Thomas busted his foot and couldn’t work out. Months after the draft, he still couldn’t get on the field. He got out and started practicing recently, but that has come to a temporary end. Vic Lombardi of CBS 4 in [...]
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Posted in Injuries, NFL on Aug 24th, 2010
When most people thought of what types of things could keep the Minnesota Vikings out of the playoffs, their first thought was probably “Tarvaris Jackson playing QB.” And they’d have been right. But this Sidney Rice issue isn’t far down that list. Rice has decided to have surgery on his troublesome hip and it looks [...]
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