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***pats1*** · 01-03-2010, 03:54 PM

Tanguay: "According to sources, it's a torn ACL for Welker."

Haven't heard them directly state that though, in a news flash or something, but Tanguay just mentioned that while talking to a caller.

swheeler23 · 01-03-2010, 03:55 PM

So he will be on ir next year?

Patspsycho · 01-03-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pats1

Tanguay: "According to sources, it's a torn ACL for Welker."

Haven't heard them directly state that though, in a news flash or something, but Tanguay just mentioned that while talking to a caller.

They won't know the exact extent of the injury until Welker has an MRI. Until then anything up to that point is conjecture.

Warren94 · 01-03-2010, 03:56 PM

depends on what the MRI says. at least it's not a full reconstruction. Welker is young at 29 in May. He will bounce back. It stinks that we don't have him for the playoffs but we won the super bowl with Patten, Brown and such.

***ctpatsfan77*** · 01-03-2010, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by swheeler23

So he will be on ir next year?

I pray to God not.

Canada's #1 Pats Fan · 01-03-2010, 03:57 PM

I'm no doctor, but isn't an ACL injury generally from the knee joint hyper-extending? That's not what happened to Welker. If anything it is either a PCL or an MCL injury. Again, I am not a doctor but that is my professional opinion. And, I'll probably be proved wrong tomorrow after the MRI.

swheeler23 · 01-03-2010, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Canada's #1 Pats Fan

I'm no doctor, but isn't an ACL injury generally from the knee joint hyper-extending? That's not what happened to Welker. If anything it is either a PCL or an MCL injury. Again, I am not a doctor but that is my professional opinion. And, I'll probably be proved wrong tomorrow after the MRI.

After watching the play, looks like a classic acl injury.

FloridaPatsFan · 01-03-2010, 03:59 PM

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They won't know the exact extent of the injury until Welker has an MRI. Until then anything up to that point is conjecture.

If you noticed when Welker was walking off the field...the first time he put pressure on the knee....it wobbled...having had 2 ACL's torn, I can tell you that your knee has no stability...I said to myself when I saw the leg buckle, he tore his ACL....I'm betting the report is probably true.

***mgteich*** · 01-03-2010, 03:59 PM

We'll see next year. The PUP list, and missing half a season, seems more likely.

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So he will be on ir next year?

***HEY BRO! WHAT UP?*** · 01-03-2010, 04:00 PM

I wouldn't be surprised to see BB have the nerve to put Welker as questionable next week.