Why is this injury so rare? I’m not claiming to know much about medical. I just don’t understand why mcl and acl sprains or tears are so common and patella injuries are pretty rare. Are these injuries getting mislabeled? When I first started reviewing the draft, I loved Simmons. I believe his feet, movement and overall athleticism are elite as a prospect. There are questions about his competition but the traits are there. He’s got a good punch and good hands. His anchor seems ok, maybe some questions about that, but that’s pretty common for athletic LTs coming out. I was pumped about the opportunity to draft Simmons and even pounded the table to move up for him. Then I learned about the injury. I thought it would be more like an acl tear and I still don’t understand why from a rehab standpoint why the rehab or the ability to come back from this injury is so rare. This is a weird situation where there seems to be so much uncertainty about an injury. I hope burkholder is right.
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Originally Posted by RunKC
Was listening to Sirius XM last night with Pat Kirwan, who was high on Simmons and his example surprised me bc we all missed this guy: Ryan Clady
Tore his patella tendon playing basketball in the offseason. Was 23 years old at the time he tore it in late April of 2010. Here’s what happened after he was injured:
-Didn’t miss a game in 2010
-Played 5 more years in Denver after the injury
-Was a pro bowl tackle 3 years after injury (2011, 2012, 2014)
-1st team All-Pro 1 year after the injury (2012)
This might be the closest example bc the kid was really young when he was injured, like Simmons.
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