No ACL Tear For Maclin But Does Have High Ankle Sprain

[manxman2601]

 

[BelichickFan]

Hopefully bad enough to miss this week but good enough for the week after if disaster strikes and we lose (as I'd reluctantly root for KC over Denver or Pitt).

 

[Deus Irae]

I'm glad for him. A second ACL injury to the same knee would have been a devastating blow to the poor guy.

 

[Gronkowski123]

Hopefully bad enough to miss this week but good enough for the week after if disaster strikes and we lose (as I'd reluctantly root for KC over Denver or Pitt).

if that happened i wouldnt care! go nfc!!

,,hope maclin doesnt play against us but he'll be limited anyway

 

[Mack Herron]

I'm glad for him. A second ACL injury to the same knee would have been a devastating blow to the poor guy.

I thought it would have been his third ACL. Good news regardless.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Good news for him.

Good news for the Patriots defense.

 

[Tom meets Kaepernick]

In b4 Ray Clay claims it's not a high ankle sprain

 

[Rob0729]

Ok, how does a player be suspected to have an ACL tear have an high ankle sprain? I am no doctor, but I am pretty sure the ACL is nowhere near the ankle. Maybe it is a really, really high ankle sprain.

 

[Marqui]

Of course he'll heal a high ankle sprain in a week and be perfectly fine with out luck this year

 

[A Defiant Goose]

If Gronk couldn't perform with this injury after two weeks I'm not sure Macdonald will be able to

 

[JJDChE]

Ok, how does a player be suspected to have an ACL tear have an high ankle sprain? I am no doctor, but I am pretty sure the ACL is nowhere near the ankle. Maybe it is a really, really high ankle sprain.

That is weird, eh? How do you mistake an ankle injury for a knee injury? Maybe Maclin doesn't know his knee from his ankle?

 

[Todd Bradley]

I posted this in the Pats/Chiefs thread, but....

A high ankle sprain for a Wide Reciever is a 2-6 week injury.

Highly, highly doubt Maclin plays and even if he does, he's essentially a decoy, like Gronk was in the second Super Bowl against the Giants, when he had a high ankle sprain of his own.

And remember, Gronk had a bye week in the middle of that as well and he was still extremely ineffective. No way Maclin is a threat on six days rest.

 

[venecol]

Nooooooooooo
Not the high ankle sprain thread again!

 

[shmessy]

Ok, how does a player be suspected to have an ACL tear have an high ankle sprain? I am no doctor, but I am pretty sure the ACL is nowhere near the ankle. Maybe it is a really, really high ankle sprain.

....or Maclin has very low knees.

 

[shmessy]

If Gronk couldn't perform with this injury after two weeks I'm not sure Macdonald will be able to

Are you Patfanken?

 

[50-yard-line]

Happy for Maclin. I hate when players taer ACLs and such.

 

[nabwong]

If Gronk couldn't perform with this injury after two weeks I'm not sure Macdonald will be able to

That's why McDonald wears really big red boots. To prevent future high ankle sprains.

 

[Banjo]

That boy was devastated. He was CRYING! You're really telling me he was only in pain because of an ankle sprain? Bare minimum, it's gotta be a sprained MCL. Otherwise why take a MRI of his knee?

All that said, I'm happy he didn't tear anything. Would never wish that on anyone. I hope he's completely healthy for the 2016 opener, but maybe not for next week

 

[Tom_Montana12]

If Gronk couldn't perform with this injury after two weeks I'm not sure Macdonald will be able to

Yes, but you're forgetting that Macguyver is a very fast healer.

 

[RIpats88]

No way he plays. Reports are he is probably done for the postseason