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Im surprised this doesn't get more attention.
from Draftsharks
** We recently talked to Bengals beat writer Mark Curnutte of the Cincinnati Enquirer about Carson Palmer’s knee injury. Curnutte is an excellent journalist who has his finger on the pulse of that football team. Palmer suffered a torn ACL & MCL in the playoff loss to Pittsburgh, along with damaged cartilage and a dislocated kneecap –- which resulted in major reconstructive surgery just 8 months before the 2006 opener. His surgeon, Dr. Lonnie Paulos, spooked everyone when he called the injury “devastating and potentially career-ending” among other dramatic remarks. So we asked Curnutte for his take. “It is a serious injury, obviously, so we'll see,” Curnutte said. “The honest answer is nobody really knows how long it's going to take. I don't think Carson himself knows, though he wants badly to be back for training camp. He wants to play, yet he is smart enough to take the long view of the process. He will not rush back, though he will do everything he can to get back asap.” We’ll note that Dr. Paulos mysteriously backtracked less than 24 hours after those doomsday comments: “I would consider this a typical ACL-MCL football injury. He's already rehabbing. He’s a stud. He'll be back in a few months.” The bottom line is, Palmer just signed a huge 6-year extension that guaranteed him $22 million dollars this year so team doctors will be cautious in granting medical clearance. He should make a full recovery but don’t be surprised if Palmer doesn’t get full-squad practice reps until late in the preseason.
from Draftsharks
** We recently talked to Bengals beat writer Mark Curnutte of the Cincinnati Enquirer about Carson Palmer’s knee injury. Curnutte is an excellent journalist who has his finger on the pulse of that football team. Palmer suffered a torn ACL & MCL in the playoff loss to Pittsburgh, along with damaged cartilage and a dislocated kneecap –- which resulted in major reconstructive surgery just 8 months before the 2006 opener. His surgeon, Dr. Lonnie Paulos, spooked everyone when he called the injury “devastating and potentially career-ending” among other dramatic remarks. So we asked Curnutte for his take. “It is a serious injury, obviously, so we'll see,” Curnutte said. “The honest answer is nobody really knows how long it's going to take. I don't think Carson himself knows, though he wants badly to be back for training camp. He wants to play, yet he is smart enough to take the long view of the process. He will not rush back, though he will do everything he can to get back asap.” We’ll note that Dr. Paulos mysteriously backtracked less than 24 hours after those doomsday comments: “I would consider this a typical ACL-MCL football injury. He's already rehabbing. He’s a stud. He'll be back in a few months.” The bottom line is, Palmer just signed a huge 6-year extension that guaranteed him $22 million dollars this year so team doctors will be cautious in granting medical clearance. He should make a full recovery but don’t be surprised if Palmer doesn’t get full-squad practice reps until late in the preseason.
