Posts Tagged with "torn ACL"

Season over for Griffin with torn ACL

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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If you ask anyone that spends a fair amount of time around the Vikings, they’ll tell you that cornerback Cedric Griffin is easily one of the most valuable players they have on defense, and losing him late last year to a knee injury was tough to overcome. Unfortunately for Minnesota, that scenario is playing out [...]

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Season finished for Kevin Faulk

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

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Season ending injuries are never easy to deal with, especially when they happen to players that have critical roles on their team. Unfortunately for the Patriots, that’s exactly the news they received today, with versatile veteran running back Kevin Faulk expected to miss the remainder of the year with a torn ACL, according to the [...]

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Jets fears confirmed; Jenkins gone for the year

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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The one key cog in any 3-4 defense is the play up front by the nose tackle, and while good teams are often able to overcome a loss of a player at the position, losing that player in back to back years with the same injury would be devastating for any club. That’s exactly what [...]

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Gone in 15 seconds; Colts lose Jackson to freak knee injury

Thursday, November 5, 2009

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Life in the NFL goes by at the blink of an eye, and the knee injury suffered by the Colts starting CB MarlinĀ  Jackson yesterday illustrates that principle to a tee. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Jackson was injured on the final play of the team’s practice on Wednesday, and was later diagnosed with a [...]

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Bradley tears ACL in Eagles practice

Monday, August 3, 2009

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According to Howard Eskin of 610 WIP (Philadelphia), Eagles MLB Stewart Bradley has torn his ACL and is expected to spend the entire season recovering from the injury (H/T to Pro Football Talk). Bradley was a standout player for Philadelphia last season and the Eagles had big plans for him to become the established leader [...]

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