The bolded part caught my attention. We all know who is in Birmingham .... I guess he could be seeing a different doctor in Birmingham. But, visits to Dr. Andrews are not good news.
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Alex Smith injures shoulder, doubtful for Sunday
There's been a late development on the injury report. Alex Smith injured his surgically repaired right shoulder this week and is doubtful for tomorrow's game. That means Shaun Hill will be the back-up and that Michael Robinson would be the emergency back-up. I'm told that it was a non-contact injury but the team is not releasing details about the injury at this time. Here's a quote from Mike Nolan:
"Yesterday Alex Smith sustained a non-contact injury to his surgically repaired right shoulder. He will be consulting with his surgeon in Birmingham for treatment recommendations. At this time there are no specifics to the injury or a timetable. "
Smith, of course, suffered a Grade 3 shoulder separation on the third play of the game in Week 4 last season. He returned to the starting lineup four weeks later but was ineffective and placed on injured reserve following a bad loss to the Seahawks on Nov. 12. Dr. James Andrews repaired the shoulder in December and Smith is seeing Andrews about the current injury. Smith recently said the shoulder has felt good all offseason and for the most part the injury was a non-issue. He said all of his throws were normal save for the deepest passes, which have been slow to return to form. Smith and the other quarterbacks threw more passes than they every have in an offseason while learning Mike Martz's offense, and Smith has been active in practice this week as the team's No. 2 quarterback.
I'll add more information as the story develops ...
-- Matt Barrows
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/49ers...ves/015169.html
Alex Smith injures shoulder, doubtful for Sunday
There's been a late development on the injury report. Alex Smith injured his surgically repaired right shoulder this week and is doubtful for tomorrow's game. That means Shaun Hill will be the back-up and that Michael Robinson would be the emergency back-up. I'm told that it was a non-contact injury but the team is not releasing details about the injury at this time. Here's a quote from Mike Nolan:
"Yesterday Alex Smith sustained a non-contact injury to his surgically repaired right shoulder. He will be consulting with his surgeon in Birmingham for treatment recommendations. At this time there are no specifics to the injury or a timetable. "
Smith, of course, suffered a Grade 3 shoulder separation on the third play of the game in Week 4 last season. He returned to the starting lineup four weeks later but was ineffective and placed on injured reserve following a bad loss to the Seahawks on Nov. 12. Dr. James Andrews repaired the shoulder in December and Smith is seeing Andrews about the current injury. Smith recently said the shoulder has felt good all offseason and for the most part the injury was a non-issue. He said all of his throws were normal save for the deepest passes, which have been slow to return to form. Smith and the other quarterbacks threw more passes than they every have in an offseason while learning Mike Martz's offense, and Smith has been active in practice this week as the team's No. 2 quarterback.
I'll add more information as the story develops ...
-- Matt Barrows
