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Robert Griffin III is about to start running

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Injuries, Washington Redskins on Apr 01, 2013

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Right now, he’s only crawling. I’ve been told that quarterbacks usually walk just after their first season, and then by the start of season two, boy you just can’t get them to stop running.

But that’s most quarterbacks, and Robert Griffin III isn’t most quarterbacks. When I saw him walking and running on Day 1 last fall, I knew immediately that we were all witnessing something truly special. Then he shredded nearly every known ligament in his knee during the Redskins’ playoff loss to the Seahawks, putting his status for Week 1 this September in question.

Never fear, for RG3 has spent his offseason blowing stuff up, and his rehab is about to progress to the running stage within the next week.

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The Jaguars are still confident that Maurice Jones-Drew will be ready for training camp

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Injuries, Maurice Jones-Drew on Mar 20, 2013

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I have many fears, namely spiders, and shrimp (May long weekend, 2004…never forget). But lately, I’ve also grown to be so very afraid of Maurice Jones-Drew.

Not just because I fear diminutive men who could crush me. No, mostly because when the time comes to go about the business of selecting fantasy running backs who could make me money, Jones-Drew may be carrying a lingering injury. Thankfully, such fears are generally irrational in late March, and people in the know have arrived to talk anyone who’s worried about the mightiest mouse off of their ledge.

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Ahmad Bradshaw gets a positive update on his foot injury

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Ahmad Bradshaw, Injuries on Mar 07, 2013

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When a player is hurting in early March, he risks being discarded during free agency. Knowingly buying damaged goods is the kind of practice which turns a general manager into a fan rather quickly.

This brings us to the fate of Ahmad Bradshaw, the now former New York Giants running back who’s actively seeking employment after he was cut. The problem is that he’s had far too many holes drilled in his right foot and left knee, enough that you can actually hear the wind whistling through (not really). Most recently he needed a screw replaced with a larger screw in his foot following this past season. Needing to reinforce the metal in your bones is bad.

It was the third procedure he’s had on the same foot, and he’s set to turn just 27 later this month. So, how’s the metal-infused foot doing now, Ahmad?

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RG3 may be on track to begin season

Posted by Darren Kritzer under Injuries, Robert Griffin III on Feb 14, 2013

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Encouraging news out of Washington today in regards to the health of Robert Griffin III.

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Justin Smith is feeling pretty damn good, thanks for asking

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Injuries, Super Bowl XLVII on Jan 28, 2013

I write this often, because it never stops being amazing to me: we need to seriously re-evaluate our classification of football players as “humans”.

If a normal person tore his triceps — even partially — he would then be strapped to a bed for several weeks while watching re-runs of The Price is Right. Well, I don’t mean literally strapped, unless that’s your thing.

But 49ers defensive tackle Justin Smith suffered that injury, and then he missed only two games before returning for San Francisco’s playoff opener against Green Bay. Then over his next two games while playing in what was supposedly a limited capacity he recorded nine tackles, which is right in line with his season average of 4.7 per game. And he’s done it while lugging around Robocop’s arm.

Time heals all wounds, or so they say, and that includes vital muscles and tendons. So now as we begin Super Bowl week a crucial cog in the 49ers’ front seven is saying something that isn’t enjoyable for the Ravens’ collective ears. He’s feeling pretty damn good about himself.

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Matt Ryan wouldn’t have been healthy enough to play in the Super Bowl

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Injuries, Matt Ryan on Jan 20, 2013

The details remain a little unclear, and we’ll update this post as they trickle out. But right now, the report circling the Internet’s connecting tubes is that had the Falcons been able to avoid tripping over themselves repeatedly, Matt Ryan would have been forced to sit out the Super Bowl due to a shoulder injury.

In the fourth quarter Ryan rose to his feet slowly after a hit, and was seen favoring what seemed to be his arm at the time. Joe Buck said something, and we mostly ignored it, because that’s what we do when Joe Buck says things.

Now it seems that injury was significant, and it slowed Ryan throughout the game’s final crucial minutes. It could be a seperated shoulder if he wouldn’t have played for a hypothetical Falcons Super Bowl team, even after the bye week to rest and recover.

UPDATE (8:43 p.m. ET): ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Ryan suffered a sprained AC joint. While it’s still unclear if he’ll be getting an MRI tomorrow, there’s confidence that surgery won’t be necessary.

These are trying times for Falcons supporters, and shoulder surgery is never fun, even if it’s a QB’s non-throwing shoulder. So at least now you know that your quarterback won’t be missing a chunk of OTAs. Hooray?

The injury occured after an Ahmad Brooks blitz and hit late in the fourth quarter.

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Michael Turner injures ankle, questionable to return

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Injuries on Jan 20, 2013

When exactly it happened is unclear, but we know that Michael Turner was jogging on the Falcons’ sideline and trying to shake something off, and we know that he’s officially questionable to return.

The 49ers just missed an opportunity to tie the game after David Akers clunked his 38-yard attempt off the right upright. What? The guy who missed the most field goals in the league missed a field goal? Madness. How much Turner’s possible absence hurts depends on how much the Falcons can make that miss hurt.

Jacquizz Rodgers is great and all, but if Atlanta is in a position where clock grinding is necessary late in the fourth quarter, having the hulking pounder healthy is much more ideal. Expect Jason Snelling to be leaned on more heavily for that role, and of course Rodgers will receive more carries.

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