Matt Barkley and Jarvis Jones aren’t the only high profile names making NFL scouts fussy by choosing not to workout in Indianapolis. Eddie Lacy, Travis Kelce and Keenan Allen all chose to delay their on-field workouts due to injury this… Read More ›
Month: February 2013
Combine Medical Spotlight: Jarvis Jones
During his freshman season at USC, Jarvis Jones felt his shoulders go numb after a tackle. His symptoms went away quickly and he expected to return to play. But the Trojan medical staff was concerned that Jones had something more concerning… Read More ›
Combine Medical Spotlight: Matt Barkley
Matt Barkley disappointed scouts who wanted to see him throw at the combine this weekend. But teams are still expected to evaluate his shoulder medically. His orthopedic exam won’t be shown on NFL Network, but it will be as heavily… Read More ›
Combine Medical Spotlight: Marcus Lattimore
No player has more at stake during his orthopedic evaluation at the combine this week than Marcus Lattimore. Lattimore has had dual rehab goals since dislocating and tearing three ligaments in his knee last fall. By all accounts, he’s easily… Read More ›
Welcome, LB31. The NFL Will See You Now: The Combine Medical Exam
We have all experienced a long wait at the doctor’s office and the emotions that come with it. The frustration with the time it takes the doctor to get to the room, the uncertainty of what may happen during your… Read More ›
The Legend of Adrian Peterson Continues
In December, I openly wondered on the blog and in my Footballguys Insider column whether there was something more to Adrian Peterson’s abdominal injury than was being reported. I’m anxiously awaiting more specifics on Adrian Peterson’s abdominal injury. It’s something he’s played… Read More ›
Days of Our Football Lives: A Robert Griffin III Soap Opera Begins
Last season, there were two primetime injury soap operas competing for our attention. From Peyton Manning’s grainy, Zapruder-like workouts at Duke to monthly updates on which teammate Adrian Peterson was besting in hill sprints, the media relentlessly bird-dogged the rehabilitation… Read More ›
Arian Foster and Cardiac Ablation: Why His Heart May Not Be In It — Yet
Earlier this week, the NFL Network’s Alex Flanagan reported that Arian Foster told her he was likely to undergo an ablation procedure to treat an irregular heartbeat. On Friday, Foster said that Flanagan’s report was just a “casual conversation…turned public”… Read More ›
Second Opinion 