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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.
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
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.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.
Bone-bruise maybe? The Saints got that scare after they didn't play that well during the HOF game.
It was reported that Payton originally wasn't going to have them practice in pads after that game but he didn't like what he saw so he was going to send a message only to get a scare from one of their starting O-linemen when he collapsed holding his knee. They found out later that it was just a bone bruise and nothing a few days of rest wouldn't fix.
I have had ACL tears in BOTH knees, and meniscus tears. Three surgeries.I walked around for 4 months between having my ACL shredded and having it repaired.
It isn't favorable, but it certainly is very possible to walk around with torn cartilage and ligaments in your knee.
I have had ACL tears in BOTH knees, and meniscus tears. Three surgeries.
I walked around for four months with my first one too, and a few weeks with my second one. Yes, I agree with you. The poster who said that if anything in the knee was torn he wouldn't be walking around was incorrect. However, immediately after both ACL tears I was writhing in pain. Several hours later I could walk with some discomfort.
A meniscus tear feels different. It's more of a soreness and a feeling like your knee is telling you "don't do that" when you try to move or put pressure on your knee a certain way.
Didn't Terrell Davis play almost an entire game with a torn ACL? It is possible to walk on it. I think it is far too early to think Gaffney has had any significant damage.
I have seen knee injuries where it looks like the player shreaded every ligament and have them only miss one play. I have also seen players running and just fall to the ground without twisting his knee or any contact and miss a year with a torn ACL.
So we should just wait and see. The longer we go with no news with this organization, the better. We probably won't hear anything other than him being day to day until he is on the field or on IR. At least not until the Wednesday before the regular season when the first official injury report comes out.