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This is the third time the starter on a team Shaun Hill has been the backup on had a serious season ending type injury.
Dude is either a jinx or a saboteur.
Dude is either a jinx or a saboteur.
This is awful news. I've rooted for Teddy B going back to when he was in college. From the description of how the injury occurred, it looks like he won't be a part of this first season in the new stadium. It is a terrible shame.
Probably, but he was nails in the Super Bowl, specifically the way he blew up that play on the goal line before the Butler interception.
He's injured though. He damaged ankle ligaments while kicking in a glass window.
Edit: Torn ankle tendon. Tried to break into his own house.
http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/vikings-taylor-heinicke-out-for-three-months-with-torn-tendon-in-ankle/
Brian Murphy @murphPPress ·
Torn ACL and other structural damage to Bridgewater's left knee, #Vikings announce. Surgery pending. Teddy's season done. Shaun Hill the man
Torn ACL and other structural damage to Bridgewater's left knee, #Vikings announce. Surgery pending. Teddy's season done. Shaun Hill the man
KC had to put Justin Houston on reserve/PUP. Big blow to their defense for the first 6 weeks especially with Eric Berry just signed and presumably not in playing shape yet.
Supposedly he's a few weeks ahead of schedule. Not that he's the answer obviously, but at least he's been in their system for a season.
http://www.todayspigskin.com/pigskin-news/vikings-qb-taylor-heinicke-return-3-weeks/
Interesting that he got his chance in college when the starter went down with a knee injury. He was slated to redshirt until the starter got hurt and the coach decided to throw him in there as a true freshman.
Yeah, sounds pretty bad
Will Carroll @injuryexpert
Source confirms tibiofemoral dislocation, ruptured ACL for Bridgewater. "Trainers may have saved his leg and career by quick action."
Tibiofemoral dislocation ... basically, Bridgewater's femur (upper leg) went off the tibia (shin, lower leg.) Yeah.
Yikes
edit......sorry, not sure how to twitter on here very well
Will Carroll @injuryexpert
Source confirms tibiofemoral dislocation, ruptured ACL for Bridgewater. "Trainers may have saved his leg and career by quick action."
Tibiofemoral dislocation ... basically, Bridgewater's femur (upper leg) went off the tibia (shin, lower leg.) Yeah.
Yikes
edit......sorry, not sure how to twitter on here very well
I'm thankful there aren't any pictures of that, because I'm getting nauseous just thinking about what that looks like.
I'm sure Roberts will be along soon to correct it, but I don't think those terms are describing a "break or broke".
More that without the ligaments to keep it in place the femur just slid away from the knee under Bridgewater's weight and movement.
Sucks about Bridgewater, but Shaun Hill really isn't a bad quarterback. The last time he had an extended chance to play, he led the mediocre/shitty 2014 Rams to back to back shutout wins over the Raiders and Redskins (52-0 and 24-0, respectively) and probably deserved a chance to return as the starter in 2015. He's 36 now, so who knows what he still has in the tank. I could see him putting up Lions-era Jon Kitna numbers and giving the Vikings a chance to win most weeks. He's not going to win games on his own, but he will most likely be able to put the ball into the hands of his playmakers and avoid costly turnovers. Along with a good defense, that's a team that can still compete for a Wild Card.
edit: Dammit, I guess I agree with Bill Barnwell.
edit: Dammit, I guess I agree with Bill Barnwell.
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Sounds relatively similar to the Chris Kelly injury with the B's last year, where he broke his femur essentially just skating down the ice. Sounds quite painful.
There is no break. I had a more severe version of this injury in a car accident. ACL / MCL / LCL all torn. The real damage however, was to the peroneal nerve which controls 90% of foot motion. The nerve often suffers catastrophic damage in an injury like this. His career is in jeopardy depending upon the severity. Robert Edwards tragically suffered a similar injury on the beach in Hawaii.
Is it really an overpay though? It's a pick in the twenties if all goes well and a shot at the playoffs for a starving team with a new facility. This might not just be a one year stint for Bradford either. Bridgewater could be out two years or end up like Robert Edwards as "esfr" alluded to. Of course it's only a good deal if good Bradford shows up. How is Minnesota's O-line?
Field Yates @FieldYates
The Browns made 5 first round picks from 2012-2014. None made it to the expiration of their rookie contract with CLE
Schefter also says Packers will cut G Josh Sitton if they can't trade him. This would be a perfect opportunity to upgrade the interior of the line. Move Thuney to the right guard and put Sitton at left guard and that interior would be solid.