Wild Card Sunday games thread

[sois]

[quote name='Bengals1181' timestamp='1357593410' post='1206082']
torn ACL and PCL for RGIII. They're calling for Shanahan's head in D.C.
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As he should be fired, that was pretty much negligent with one of the top prospects in football. What a d-bag.

[SouthPaw]

Damn shame for RG III and the entire NFL. The league needs players/people like. I wish him well in his recovery. Man what a shame.

[SocalBengalEd]

ACL injury is not as devastating as it once was. He will be fine

[Actium]

[quote name='SocalBengalEd' timestamp='1357684561' post='1206521']
ACL injury is not as devastating as it once was. He will be fine
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Maybe. There is at least a good chance of returning. But this is his second ACL reconstruction on that knee.

Plus Peterson has skewed people's beliefs about what is possible. The problem with extraordinary occurrences is that people start expecting them

[Go Skins]

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[b]Editor's note: Citing sources, [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2012/story/_/id/8827480/sources-robert-griffin-iii-washington-redskins-acl-lcl-surgery-ready-opener"]ESPN reports[/url] Griffin will have "total reconstructive" knee surgery to repair both a torn lateral collateral ligament and a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The network says Griffin tore the graft used to repair his torn ACL in 2009.[/b]
By JOSEPH WHITE
AP Sports Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert Griffin III had surgery to repair two ligaments in his troublesome right knee Wednesday morning, said a person familiar with the situation.
The Washington Redskins quarterback had his knee repaired by orthopedist James Andrews in Florida. The doctor had already diagnosed a torn lateral collateral ligament in his right knee. The person said Andrews also found and repaired damage found in Griffin's ACL.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Redskins had not made an announcement about the latest details surrounding the rookie quarterback's injury.

Now comes RG3's next challenge: a race against time to get healthy before the beginning of next season.

Griffin's recovery time will take several months at least but could extend into next season, depending on the extent of the damage. The process could also be speeded up because Griffin is known as a focused, determined competitor who would be expected to take his rehab as seriously as possible.

"Thank you for your prayers and support. I love God, my family, my team, the fans, & I love this game. See you guys next season," Griffin tweeted before the surgery began.
Athletes generally need nine to 12 months to make a full recovery from a torn ACL, although Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson made a remarkable return this season about eight months after tearing an ACL _ and nearly broke the NFL's single-season rushing record.

Russ Paine, a physical therapist in Houston who worked with Peterson during his rehab, said the running back's timetable for returning to competition was in fact "pretty traditional."
"What's non-traditional is him almost breaking the rushing record," Paine said in a phone interview Wednesday.

Griffin reinjured his knee at least twice in Sunday's playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks, prompting a national debate over whether coach Mike Shanahan endangered Griffin's career by not taking the team's franchise player out of the game sooner.
The first major injury to the knee came in 2009, when Griffin tore the ACL in the third game of the season while playing for Baylor. Griffin missed the rest of the year but returned in 2010 and won the Heisman Trophy in 2011.