Arkansas Bengal Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Vontaze Burfict latest injury is a “cervical strain” Posted by Darin Gantt on October 19, 2014, 6:50 PM EDT AP Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has finished exactly one game this year with a collection of head injuries. Sunday, it was the thing that attaches his head to the rest of his body. According to Coley Harvey of ESPN.com, Burfict was diagnosed with what coach Marvin Lewis called a “cervical strain.” That’s a pretty ambiguous term, in the absence of any other information, and it could mean a case of whiplash, or something else. Burfict was injured when he dropped his head into Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, putting the crown of his helmet into Luck’s chest. Burfict suffered a concussion in the opener, played the next week and got another. Then he missed three weeks before returning for last week’s tie against the Panthers. He left that game with a “head injury” but returned. “You always are worried when your teammate gets a couple of concussions and then a stinger [like Sunday],” cornerback Terence Newman said. “You don’t know if that’s related or whatnot, but he’s a great football player so anytime you lose him, it’s definitely heartbreaking. But he’s got a long career ahead of him and he has to just be smart.” Of course, the media is making his problem worse, so we can only apologize in advance if he misses any more time. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/19/vontaze-burfict-latest-injury-is-a-cervical-strain/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 "Cervical Strain" sounds like code for either: another concussion because they are afraid to call it that a sports hernia because they don't know what that is or a bone bruise, which is code for "early retirement" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDingleDangle Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 "he’s got a long career ahead of him " I don't believe that unless changes the way he plays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Sounds like he strained his vagina ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Sounds like he strained his vagina ... I was confused. I didn't thinnk we had those parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 It sounds like Burfict suffered a stinger, not a concussion. A TV camera showed him getting iced on his neck, which is a normal treatment for a stinger. Not sure a neck injury is better than a head injury, though. Sadly, it is starting to look like Burfict's future might be in jeopardy for this season and beyond. Might be another case of the Bengals curse, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Finklestein Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 More of a case of him not practicing fundamental tackling, lowering his head at everything he hits... As a pee wee coach I hate seeing pros do this. My kids try to emulate it despite what I tell them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 If the guy isn't smart enough to stop leading with his helmet on EVERY tackle he won't be around much longer, simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 He strained his cervix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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