I haven’t written much on college injuries during the NFL season, but many of my readers asked me to comment on Marcus Lattimore’s severe knee injury. After lots of media speculation throughout the weekend on the extent of the damage,… Read More ›
Month: October 2012
Monday Injury Debriefing
Calvin Johnson said his knee soreness affected his play yesterday, even hinting that he may have sat out had the Lions not been thin at the wide receiver position. It’s hard to know how much stock to put into those… Read More ›
Sunday AM Notes and Fantasy Recommendations (W8)
As was the case a few weeks earlier this season, many of the more significant injury concerns have already been ruled out today, including DeMarco Murray, Greg Jennings, Pierre Garcon, Aaron Hernandez and Maurice Jones-Drew. I’ll revisit those situations in… Read More ›
Monday Injury Debriefing
Trent Richardson started yesterday and received a heavy workload (eight carries and two receptions) through two series before Pat Shurmur decided he’d seen enough. Richardson said that he felt no pain this week and was wearing added protection, but did… Read More ›
Sunday AM Notes and Fantasy Recommendations (W7)
DeMarco Murray, Jimmy Graham, Greg Jennings and Rashard Mendenhall have already been ruled out. I also expect Pierre Garcon to be inactive. I’ll have more on their prospects for Week 8 (all are still questionable at best) and beyond in… Read More ›
Jimmy Graham, High Ankle Sprains and the Laws of Physics
I’m on record arguing that Jimmy Graham’s Week 5 ankle injury was suspicious for a high ankle sprain. Media reports on the injury were sparse last week with the Saints on their bye. Understandably, the story is much bigger this… Read More ›
Monday Injury Debriefing
DeMarco Murray will have an MRI to evaluate his left foot sprain today. Television replays didn’t reveal anything specific about the injury. In fact, my eyes were drawn to his right foot, which seemed to get jammed up against the… Read More ›
Sunday AM Notes and Fantasy Recommendations (W6)
Robert Griffin III progressed through the return-to-play algorithm without any delays or setbacks and is likely to start today. He’s listed as questionable, but he’s a game-time decision only in the sense that he’ll be watched closely for any unexpected… Read More ›
Second Opinion 