Kyle Arrington to have groin surgery this Friday...

[Brady6]

Apparently, Kyle Arrington’s groin injury was more severe than the team let on, unlike Amendola whose groin injury should heal with rest and rehab, Arrington will be undergoing surgery on Friday. The recovery timetable is reportedly 6-8 weeks.

This explains Arrington’s lackluster performance in the second half of the year, I remember weeks 1 and 2 of the season he was one of the best defenders on the field. Here is to a speedy recovery!

Agent: Patriots CB Kyle Arrington To Undergo Groin Surgery Friday | New England Patriots | NESN.com

Kyle Arrington of New England Patriots to have groin surgery - ESPN Boston

 

[borg]

Apparently, Kyle Arrington’s groin injury was more severe than the team let on, unlike Amendola whose groin injury should heal with rest and rehab, Arrington will be undergoing surgery on Friday. The recovery timetable is reportedly 6-8 weeks.

This explains Arrington’s lackluster performance in the second half of the year, I remember weeks 1 and 2 of the season he was one of the best defenders on the field. Here is to a speedy recovery!

Agent: Patriots CB Kyle Arrington To Undergo Groin Surgery Friday | New England Patriots | NESN.com

Kyle Arrington of New England Patriots to have groin surgery - ESPN Boston

Lets hope...Pats are committed financially with this guy thru '16....4 yrs/$16 mill...$8mill guaranteed

 

[ivanvamp]

From (Rotoworld - Fantasy Football, Basketball, Football, Baseball and Hockey. Draft guide, news, projections, cheatsheets, depth charts and more.

"Arrington will be sidelined roughly six weeks. He appeared in all 16 games for the fourth consecutive season, starting a dozen of them. Arrington does his best work in the slot and graded out as a top-20 corner over at Pro Football Focus. He inked a four-year, $16 million contract with New England last March."

Um, what? Arrington graded out as a top-20 corner? As in, one of the best 20 cornerbacks in the NFL? That can't possibly be right, can it?

 

[Froob]

Kind of good news in some ways, a legit excuse for his poor play late in the year. I wonder if the rest of the defense also had torn groins....honestly though this defense should be good next year if healthy. Defensive line was too beaten up.

 

[Sciz]

From (Rotoworld - Fantasy Football, Basketball, Football, Baseball and Hockey. Draft guide, news, projections, cheatsheets, depth charts and more.

"Arrington will be sidelined roughly six weeks. He appeared in all 16 games for the fourth consecutive season, starting a dozen of them. Arrington does his best work in the slot and graded out as a top-20 corner over at Pro Football Focus. He inked a four-year, $16 million contract with New England last March."

Um, what? Arrington graded out as a top-20 corner? As in, one of the best 20 cornerbacks in the NFL? That can't possibly be right, can it?

That's why.

 

[voluntarysaftey]

I'm questioning the Patriots injury handling.

If he was injured in week 3; then if he just had surgery right away, he would've been 100% for the playoffs. Instead he sucked the rest of the year.

Same for Amendola; he apparently doesn't need surgery, so why couldn't we just tell him to take 2 months off in the regular season and make him ready for the playoffs.

The playoff spot was virtual locked by the preseason; It seems like maybe Bill pushes his guys too hard during the regular season which causes injuries to linger instead of optimizing for maximum health at playoff time.

 

[Froob]

I'm questioning the Patriots injury handling.

If he was injured in week 3; then if he just had surgery right away, he would've been 100% for the playoffs. Instead he sucked the rest of the year.

Same for Amendola; he apparently doesn't need surgery, so why couldn't we just tell him to take 2 months off in the regular season and make him ready for the playoffs.

The playoff spot was virtual locked by the preseason; It seems like maybe Bill pushes his guys too hard during the regular season which causes injuries to linger instead of optimizing for maximum health at playoff time.

According to Dola, the groin doesn't get any better by sitting out.

 

[varjao]

I hope Amendola repair his groin through surgery as well, he played very limited this last season only running straight lines, without the cuts that is a big party of his game

 

[DocHoliday]

Damn. Well I keep looking for reasons to hate this guy and keep being proven wrong.

I guess I'll start giving him the benefit of the doubt. Me and many others on this board waste no time to second guess his signing and dump on him.

If early season Kyle Arrington is who he really is (which appears to be the case) our secondary should be amazing next year should Talib resign.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

Same for Amendola; he apparently doesn't need surgery, so why couldn't we just tell him to take 2 months off in the regular season and make him ready for the playoffs.

He doesn't need surgery?? A major leg muscle is completely unattached from his skeleton.

Sure, by avoiding surgery he was able to play through it (at a greatly reduced level of effectiveness because it really diminished his cutting ability).

But I'd sure hope he gets offseason surgery to reattach it.

 

[mgteich]

This is good news. Unlike Talib, we can have reasonable expectation that Arrington is having his injury taken care of.

 

[supafly]

He doesn't need surgery?? A major leg muscle is completely unattached from his skeleton.

Amendola doesn't need surgery--at least according to all of the reports at the end of the season; after all, we're 3 weeks into the offseason and they've known about it for 5 months now...

Danny Amendola will not need offseason surgery for groin | NFL News, Rumors and Opinions ... Powered by Tireball.com

Source: Patriots WR Danny Amendola to avoid surgery on groin, will attempt to heal through rest | masslive.com

 

[DocHoliday]

Amendola doesn't need surgery--at least according to all of the reports at the end of the season; after all, we're 3 weeks into the offseason and they've known about it for 5 months now...

Danny Amendola will not need offseason surgery for groin | NFL News, Rumors and Opinions ... Powered by Tireball.com

Source: Patriots WR Danny Amendola to avoid surgery on groin, will attempt to heal through rest | masslive.com

I believe you, but I just find it hard to believe torn muscles reattach on their own.

 

[supafly]

I believe you, but I just find it hard to believe torn muscles reattach on their own.

I'm no doctor, but I'm not sure what you mean by "re-attaching?"

If Amendola had needed surgery, it would've been to snip the tissue--not "re-attach" it; but since it was pretty much already removed/detached, the thought was that time and rest would allow the "torn" or strained adductor muscle(s)/groin to heal.

There is no "re-attaching" process, unless you're speaking of the healing that occurs within the body.

Again...that's what I understood it to be, anyway. It's possible that someone else may break it down much better.

 

[supafly]

It appears that the injury is somewhat similar to that of Cutler's, even though his seems to be much more minor (grade 1) vs Amendola (possibly grade 2 or 3).

In Cutler's case, they claim that he was able to return rather quickly, without having to have the surgery to detach the adductor muscle(s)/groin, by having the Plasma Rich Therapy method, which seems to expedite the recovery process since the groin is an area that doesn't receive blood flow as quickly.

I don't know if we can fully compare the 2 injuries since they are somewhat different, but it's worth noting the method in how they helped the process more quickly.

"ARP stands for Accelerated Recovery Performance, which is a machine that breaks down scar tissue to allow increased blood flow to the injured area, thus accelerating healing time. The ARP machine is becoming more popular among NFL players, including Bears running back Matt Forte and cornerback Charles Tillman, who have used it in the past.

Blood flow is essential to the healing process, as blood transports healing cells and proteins. Tissues sporting relatively low blood flow—such as ligaments, cartilage and muscle tendons—heal more slowly than blood-rich tissues such as the skin or lightning-quick inside of the mouth.

Hoge also mentions Cutler underwent platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy.

PRP involves injecting a concentrated sample of the player's own platelets at the injury site. Many physicians believe the extra platelets—which carry many types of healing proteins—speed recovery from injury, though the efficacy of the procedure remains somewhat controversial."

 

[DocHoliday]

I'm no doctor, but I'm not sure what you mean by "re-attaching?"

If Amendola had needed surgery, it would've been to snip the tissue--not "re-attach" it; but since it was pretty much already removed/detached, the thought was that time and rest would allow the "torn" or strained adductor muscle(s)/groin to heal.

There is no "re-attaching" process, unless you're speaking of the healing that occurs within the body.

Again...that's what I understood it to be, anyway. It's possible that someone else may break it down much better.

I meant the natural healing process. When a muscle tears off the bone (especially when it does so at a tendon) the muscle can shrink up like an elastic band that's been released from tension. It's strange to think the muscle magically extending itself and reforming its bond to the bone without external setting of some sort.

I'm thinking of one of Favre's biceps muscles which I believe tore off and they simply cut. It wasn't necessary to throw and it simply coiled up in his arm unused visible under the skin.

Perhaps the muscle is held in place by connective tissue and the connecting ends are still in close contact,

I am a medical student but have not been exposed to this specific scenario. Mayoclinic, an attending, can probably explain this situation.

EDIT: looks like Favre's long head tendon was cut. The muscle was still attached via the short head tendon. The same scenario might be in effect here, but impossible to know without knowing which tendon/associated muscle exactly was totally torn from the bone.

However, in this Favre's situation muscle reattachment does not occur without surgery. The muscle while still held in place shifts somewhat and results in the Popeye deformity. Again, it's hard for me to understand how Amendolas muscle can reattach without treatment.

Either it's not reattaching at all and he's going the Favre route (then why such drastic loss in agility? Was it just inflammation - which is the only thing being healed this offseason?) or he is getting surgery and the reporters just don't know.

 

[Hael]

Half of our roster was playing hurt this year it seems. Whether it was our rookie wrs, Amendola, Spikes, Talib, Dennard, Arrington, and even Brady.

We had great depth, but I mean we simply can't expect to win against the best teams in the league when we have a veritable allstar team worth of locked up salary that is either IR'd or playing at 80%.

Something has to be done to limit this teams exposure to injuries. I don't care if you make them practise differently or whatever, there is literally nothing that you can teach them in practise that justifies replacing our players health.

 

[supafly]

The muscle while still held in place shifts somewhat and results in the Popeye deformity.

At 5'10" and 172 lbs, maybe I should look into this "Popeye deformity" that you speak of?

Something has to be done to limit this teams exposure to injuries. I don't care if you make them practise differently or whatever, there is literally nothing that you can teach them in practise that justifies replacing our players health.

I'm not sure what exactly could be done, to be honest with you. One would have to assume that it's probably just blind luck that hasn't gone our way.

I would imagine that Belichick would be on top of just about every scenario imaginable if there is something that could be thought of. Maybe we'll see some weird changes such as Chip Kelly's milkshakes or smoothies or whatever the hell they are? I doubt too much can be done. Many argue that the CBA limitations on practices contribute to these heightened injuries, but it has seemed to hit us even worse lately.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Such a shame how much injuries ruined what could have been for this defense. Even without Wilfork, a healthy version of our defense + a rotational DE may be the defense we've needed for since 2004.

This further reiterates that as Arrington was effective before that injury. I had suggested shutting him down for a month or so shortly before the bye week to let the groin heal up but now it looks like even that wouldn't have helped.