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 ›
Robert Griffin III had reconstructive knee surgery this morning to repair his LCL and ACL. The surgery was successful, according to Dr. James Andrews, and involved a “direct repair of his LCL and a re-do of his previous ACL reconstruction.”… Read More ›
I’ll have more on Robert Griffin’s aggravated LCL sprain, associated injuries and thoughts on his recovery timetable later this week. But I’m fascinated (though heartsick at the outcome) at how the Robert Griffin III story developed over the past 72… Read More ›
This is championship week for many of you. As Roddy White proved last night, it’s not the week to get cute with lineup decisions. Even if your stud fantasy player has an injury concern that drops him a tier or… Read More ›
Most of the critical injuries this week were to offensive linemen, with Andrew Whitworth (concussion), Harvey Dahl (torn biceps muscle), Chris Snee (aggravation of torn labrum in his hip), Will Montgomery (MCL sprain), Tyler Polumbus (concussion), and Jonathan Scott (hamstring)… Read More ›
I don’t envy fantasy owners this week. There are difficult lineup decisions to be made in one of the most critical weeks of the season. And it’s an unusual week on the injury front. Each week, when writing this column,… Read More ›
Robert Griffin III avoided serious injury after a dramatic hyperextension injury yesterday. The wording of the Redskins’ press release – a clear MRI with a knee sprain – caused some confusion initially, as the MRI technically couldn’t have been “clear” and… Read More ›
Adam Schefter reported last night that Darren McFadden suffered a high ankle sprain on his first carry of the game but continued to play until he aggravated it later. I think that’s an accurate report. As McFadden tiptoed down the… Read More ›
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