Could there be a MRSA outbreak at the Patriots (Speculation/Rumor)?

I was listening to one of the Sunday morning pregame shows (can't remember if it was Bertrand and Price or ****erson and Price) and they floated out there there was a rumor that there could be a MRSA outbreak in the Pats' locker room which got Wendell and (they were just speculating) might have gotten Collins.

It does seem weird that Wendell would be out with an unexplained illness and Collins is quickly coming up on a week with also an unexplained illness.

Hopefully, it is just wild speculation and Collins just has the really bad flu, but it is concerning that Collins is still out with an illness that he contracted on Saturday. Typically, the flu wouldn't keep a player out of a game. Usually, they will just get an IV before the game.

JMC00 said:

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I hope it is an overreaction, but they brought it on the radio as a rumor they have heard. It wasn't my speculation.

Whatever Collins has, Wendell obviously didn't have the flu or a respiratory virus. Whether it was MRSA or another contagious illness, is only speculation at this point.

If Collins got the flu on Saturday sure maybe he could play the next day but why the **** would they risk suiting him up against the freaking Redskins? They wouldn't. And they didn't.

Just consulted someone else who has contracted this...

This is a pretty ridiculous thing to randomly speculate about. Collins probably has a bad case of the flu

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My aunt was just sick for 10 days....yeah MRSA...

If Wendell had MRSA there is no way he would have been allowed in the locker room ... He was there plenty of times and refused to discuss his illness

Oh dang it's mrsa rumor season already. I would mark my calendar but it seems I never need to.

Now I understand why this nagging "cold" that has lasted "7 to 10 days" has left me with a "cough" and "chest congestion." MRSA. D*mn!

mrsa?? you have to got to be kidding?
hopefully jamie returns soon...

I don't think they've ever held back on mrsa before, I remember hearing Brady had it after surgery on his leg.

memento said:

I don't think they've ever held back on mrsa before, I remember hearing Brady had it after surgery on his leg.

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I seem to remember speculation that Gronk had it, as well, after his forearm surgery. Don't recall if it was ever confirmed or not. I, too, think that publicly speculating on this is somewhat irresponsible, but that's just me.

Jackson 2 said:

I seem to remember speculation that Gronk had it, as well, after his forearm surgery.

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That was back when the team still employed Gil The Butcher.

There's been a nasty cold/flu thing going around, half the people I know have/had it and it hangs on for awhile.

I don't want to feed the wild speculations (first I'm hearing of MRSA), but I'd be lying if I didn't consider Collins having something a bit more than just a regular flu when I saw him on the report again today.

Then again, it's also quite possible that he simply has a bad bug and we'll hear better news in the coming days. Let's hope so. He's obviously a key member of the defense and will be needed badly.

cmasspatsfan said:

There's been a nasty cold/flu thing going around, half the people I know have/had it and it hangs on for awhile.

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When I get sick, I take some aspirin and maybe some Ny-Quil. Every couple/few years I end up at the doctor's with a really bad case, and they'll give me a Z-pack or some cough syrup. When a guy like Collins gets sick he's receiving around the clock medical care from multiple doctors and some of the best staff available. That likely includes every day, multiple time IV fluids at the team facility, antibiotics, and every kind of new age treatment under the sun. That isn't even bringing up the likelihood of the flu shot, which is almost surely a requirement for all players way back in training camp.

It's obviously very realistic to think that Collins has the flu and will return in the coming days, but I don't know how appropriate it is to compare our everyday Joe lifestyles to multi billion dollar corporations with the kind of medical care that the Patriots offer. Perhaps there's just nothing they can do for him to help expedite the situation, and mother nature will have to let it run its course.

If I am 8-0 I am letting one of my key cogs on defense play with a clear head and not with an illness that could cloud his judgement

2000army said:

If I am 8-0 I am letting one of my key cogs on defense play with a clear head and not with an illness that could cloud his judgement

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Or cause just enough performance impairment to result in an injury. Depends on what's wrong with him, but generally not worth the risk, at least for a regular season game.

The media has enough access to the Patriots facility, if it were MRSA they'd be reporting the scrubs and decontamination happening most likely. As with what happens in every locker room when they even suspect it.

Maybe he got Mono from kissing a cheerleader.