Unspoken injury... (Gaffney) - New England Patriots Forums

signbabybrady · 08-18-2007, 11:35 AM

Gaffney hurt his knee on a play with 5:40 left in the first half...he stayed in for a few plays but looked like he was hurting and than came out and was not seen again. No one has mentioned it anywhere.

Anyone else see this? Anyone know anything?

***fgssand*** · 08-18-2007, 11:43 AM

Yup...I saw that as well. After the play, he did stay in (they were in hurry up), favoring his right leg.

He was obviously flexing his leg, I am surprised no one mentioned this.

I put my binoc's on him and saw him flexing his leg. Then the Doc. came over and I watched him flex his leg and point to his kneecap.

Once he came off, he never did return.

Hopefully it is just a sprain...

Vern · 08-18-2007, 11:50 AM

If anything in the Knee was torn, he'd not have been able to walk, let alone stay in for a few plays.

The only type of knee injury that isn't immediately hobbling is a sprained MCL. Even those the guys come out of the game immediately. That would be the worst this could be, which would be a 6 week thing.

MUCH more likely this was just some kind of tweak or cramp.

***psychoPat*** · 08-18-2007, 11:51 AM

"Dr. Know" here
supposes that if he was flexing it and walked off unaided on it
... that he'll be ready for next week.

Good report, though!

patsox23 · 08-18-2007, 11:59 AM

Never root for injuries, and I'm not doing so here, but this is one of the few places where AN injury is handle-able. I hope Gaffney's leg is okay, but we are pretty deep there, to the point of there being ridiculously hard decisions to make.

signbabybrady · 08-18-2007, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Vern

If anything in the Knee was torn, he'd not have been able to walk, let alone stay in for a few plays.

The only type of knee injury that isn't immediately hobbling is a sprained MCL. Even those the guys come out of the game immediately. That would be the worst this could be, which would be a 6 week thing.

MUCH more likely this was just some kind of tweak or cramp.

even though everyone thinks he has had a good camp (me included) can he afford to be hurt even for a few weeks?

I don't think was a real serious injury but he was hurting...

Nordberg · 08-18-2007, 12:17 PM

My brother and I went to the game last night.....thankfully we were under the club seating.

I noticed Gaffney limping after the play discussed....I remember saying to my brother that he was hurt. But, I am not to worried....due to the fact he played a few more downs. Heck....I limp around the house when I sit in my chair for too long

***fgssand*** · 08-18-2007, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordberg

My brother and I went to the game last night.....thankfully we were under the club seating.

I noticed Gaffney limping after the play discussed....I remember saying to my brother that he was hurt. But, I am not to worried....due to the fact he played a few more downs. Heck....I limp around the house when I sit in my chair for too long

He played a few more downs because they were in hurry up. As soon as there was a break, he came right out, never to be seen again (and that may very well be a prophetic statement by yours truly).

PromisedLand · 08-18-2007, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Vern

If anything in the Knee was torn, he'd not have been able to walk, let alone stay in for a few plays.

The only type of knee injury that isn't immediately hobbling is a sprained MCL. Even those the guys come out of the game immediately. That would be the worst this could be, which would be a 6 week thing.

MUCH more likely this was just some kind of tweak or cramp.

Perhaps true if it was a ligament, but one can certainly limp around with a meniscus tear. The good news, if that is what it is, is that he can have his knee scoped and play within 3-4 weeks. On the other hand it might be just a sprain or "tweak" too.

***HEY BRO! WHAT UP?*** · 08-19-2007, 12:39 AM

I hope it isn't anything serious. I'm really rooting for him to make the team.