Jets’ safety, Jim Leonhard, is the newest member of the NFL’s ruptured patellar tendon club, after suffering the injury in last Sunday’s victory over Kansas City. As expected, surgery will end Leonhard’s season, the second consecutive year that injury has shut him down early. Last year he fractured his right tibia (leg), the same side [...]
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Fantasy teams are as difficult to manage as the real ones this NFL season. Of the 32 teams, 12 of them have injured quarterbacks, three of whom are likely out for the season. The only odds that seem pretty good are that each week at least two quarterbacks will stagger or fall. Peyton Manning (Colts) [...]
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In re-reviewing the updated NfL injury reports, I stand corrected on Tuesday’s post regarding the prevalence of ACL tears suffered by players this season. I’d counted ten, and the number appears to be at least 15, or possibly 16. Joining his colleague Ernest Graham on my list is Tampa Bay Safety Cody Grimm, who tore his right [...]
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There have been so many season-ending injuries in the NFL this season,and complete ACL tears seem to lead this category. By my count, there are already 10 players who are looking on from the sidelines after having ACL surgery. When watching replays on TV or at the stadium, I’m actually amazed there aren’t even more [...]
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NFL quarterbacks are padding the injury reports, and their injuries are not only impacting game outcomes but resulting in unanticipated trades. Some injuries, like the clavicle (collarbone) fracture suffered by Raiders QB, Jason Campbell, are obvious game changers. With the team possibly playoff bound, and with a field leader definitively unable to go, it was [...]
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Michael Vick has said he’ll be on the field for Sunday’s contest at home against the 49ers, despite having suffered a significant contusion to his right (non-throwing) hand in last week’s loss to the Giants. Reports say his hand remains swollen, sore to the touch and in a protective cast. That means its function is [...]
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Ty Warren, a Patriots defensive end, recently had surgery for a labral tear in his hip and is expected to miss the season.
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Sam Bradford, 2008 Heisman winner and Oklahoma Sooner star quarterback, was virtually a sure thing to be the number one pick…
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Foot and ankle injuries predominate in the NBA and Joakim Noah, the Chicago Bulls big man who is currently out with plantar fasciitis…
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