So, since the Gronk thread has devolved into something that Gronk himself might write if he were capable of such higher-level activity, and since Pats seem to be going down at an alarming rate the past few weeks, I figured it might be a good idea to start a catch-all injury thread for the Pats and the NFL in general, if people want to expand it. Obviously, most of this is going to be brazen speculation on my part because I don't have much inside info on the Pats (Slater's wrist as on obvious exception, pats self on back...), but I will do my best to try to add some insight into what I think their injuries are and their timelines. Basically I have some time to kill waiting for my next OR case to go...
So, from this weekend -
Amendola - He's dead. Next.
Seriously, that looked BAD in real time, and his stagger to the locker room was tough to watch. Who the hell knows when or if he will be this season - the thing with concussions is that they are so idiosyncratic that a glancing blow to the head can cause symptoms that last for months, while an apparent kill shot can sometimes go back to baseline in a week. I would assume he's out this week and probably longer, but it all depends on how his brain bounces back, and there's literally no way to predict that.
Connolly - Didn't see it, but he has a history of concussions, so that's very concerning moving forward.
Mayo - "Shoulder", left in a sling - I'm hoping he has a bad AC joint sprain that they can rest for a couple of weeks and then inject pre-game for a while, but that's probably the best case scenario. A grade five AC separation would need surgery, but those are pretty unusual. I doubt he dislocated his shoulder, as I didn't see them do anything that looked like an on-field reduction, but he could have subluxed it, Ellsbury-style, which could obviously keep him out for a while.
Talib - I'm hearing it's his hip flexor, which should get better but may necessitate some rest. He tried to go back in and that obviously failed, so he's clearly hurting. I'd anticipate him being out a week or two depending on how he responds to treatment.
That's what I can think of off the top of my head. Anything I missed? Feel free to include stuff about other teams - I am all-Boston all the time right now and I can't cloud my simple orthopedic brain with other team's problems.
So, from this weekend -
Amendola - He's dead. Next.
Seriously, that looked BAD in real time, and his stagger to the locker room was tough to watch. Who the hell knows when or if he will be this season - the thing with concussions is that they are so idiosyncratic that a glancing blow to the head can cause symptoms that last for months, while an apparent kill shot can sometimes go back to baseline in a week. I would assume he's out this week and probably longer, but it all depends on how his brain bounces back, and there's literally no way to predict that.
Connolly - Didn't see it, but he has a history of concussions, so that's very concerning moving forward.
Mayo - "Shoulder", left in a sling - I'm hoping he has a bad AC joint sprain that they can rest for a couple of weeks and then inject pre-game for a while, but that's probably the best case scenario. A grade five AC separation would need surgery, but those are pretty unusual. I doubt he dislocated his shoulder, as I didn't see them do anything that looked like an on-field reduction, but he could have subluxed it, Ellsbury-style, which could obviously keep him out for a while.
Talib - I'm hearing it's his hip flexor, which should get better but may necessitate some rest. He tried to go back in and that obviously failed, so he's clearly hurting. I'd anticipate him being out a week or two depending on how he responds to treatment.
That's what I can think of off the top of my head. Anything I missed? Feel free to include stuff about other teams - I am all-Boston all the time right now and I can't cloud my simple orthopedic brain with other team's problems.
