Chad Ocho Cinco...Is he "doctoring it up"? (1 Viewer)

[JuSt CuZ]

Sep 1 Mark Curnutte, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports Cincinnati Bengals WR Chad Ocho Cinco (shoulder) is fully participating in practice Monday, Sept. 1.

Update: Ocho Cinco proclaimed that his shoulder is 100 percent and that he plans to practice Monday, the Bengals’ official site reports.

Is it possible Ocho Cinco is the one making his injury seem bigger then it is to add to the Drama that is "85"?

Every where I look it says the Bengals have not confirmed this torn labrum injury, just a thought, he is a drama queen!!!

Edited to fix his name!!!

 

[Interseptopus]

It would not surprise me one bit. There has been no confirmed report that Ocho Cinco is suffering from a torn labrum. This could be his way to get into the media now that he's not in the media because of his yapper.

The PT side of me is skeptical anyways. A torn labrum does not always require surgery. In fact, most can heal over time on their own... now of course that doesn't mean they can heal well during an NFL season, but moreso with conservative treatment of rest, ice, etc. If he's doing push ups on the sideline, his shoulder is either okay or he's hopped up on PCP or something so that he can't feel pain.

I am taking his shoulder injury with a grain of salt. I will wait and see how this season goes. If he's fully participating in practices, he does not have a signfiicant shoulder injury that requires season ending surgery.

This is about as dramatically blown out of proportion by Ocho Cinco as is Merriman blowing his torn ligaments out of proportion (talking about it being a career threatening injury). Since when did these idiots become doctors? We should take what they say with a grain of salt... that's the problem with people, they take what athletes say and they believe it. I haven't heard anyone but Chad Ocho Cinco say that he's got a torn labrum. Did anyone catch if he may have pointed to the location of the injury? For all we know you ask him to point to his labrum and he points to his belly button...

Just wait and see I guess with him. Hopefully with TJ having injury troubles CJ can produce like he did back in 2005, consistently, not 3 2-3 TD games...

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

I don't think he made up his injury prognosis ...

 

[Ketamine Dreams]

I thought there was a report of an MRI showing a partially torn labrum. Is that not true?

 

[whodeywhodey]

Of course he is. He's this decade's version of Dennis Rodman. Whatever he needs to do to get press he will do.

 

[Interseptopus]

I don't think he made up his injury prognosis ...

I don't either. I think he has a torn labrum, I just think it's such an insignificant tear that he doesn't need surgery. The doctor probably told him he COULD get it, but wouldn't recommend it since it's probably not neccessary right now and he can play on it. Of course Chad takes that and runs with it to the media. A torn labrum does not equal surgery all the time, and I think Chad's injury falls into that category. I think he's going to be fine. The doctor probably said go ahead and play on it, but you may have some pain occasionally, and when the season is over you may opt to have surgery then, but it's not neccessary now. There is no threat to play now on it.Why would CIN let their expensive headache of a WR risk further damage to play on a shoulder that "needs" season ending surgery... doesn't make any sense. I understand they are starved at WR, but to risk screwing up your highest paid WR for the long term? No NFL team would do that. Read between the lines, this is NOT as bad as Chad makes it seem

 

[taz]

I haven't heard anyone but Chad Ocho Cinco say that he's got a torn labrum. Did anyone catch if he may have pointed to the location of the injury? For all we know you ask him to point to his labrum and he points to his belly button...

John Clayton reported Clayton has a "partially torn labrum," but may be able to avoid surgery and play this season.Link

Not exactly Marvin Lewis coming out and spelling out the diagnosis, but it's more solid than just CJ spouting off.

The truth is probably somewhere in between: "partially" torn might mean there's minimal damage, and that with rest and treatment, he could make it through the season. In which case, he'll pat himself on the back for being a gamer and playing hurt. Or, he's one good pop from leaving a game at any given time, and going into each game as a GTD.

 

[footballnerd]

I don't think he made up his injury prognosis ...

I don't either. I think he has a torn labrum, I just think it's such an insignificant tear that he doesn't need surgery. The doctor probably told him he COULD get it, but wouldn't recommend it since it's probably not neccessary right now and he can play on it. Of course Chad takes that and runs with it to the media. A torn labrum does not equal surgery all the time, and I think Chad's injury falls into that category. I think he's going to be fine. The doctor probably said go ahead and play on it, but you may have some pain occasionally, and when the season is over you may opt to have surgery then, but it's not neccessary now. There is no threat to play now on it.Why would CIN let their expensive headache of a WR risk further damage to play on a shoulder that "needs" season ending surgery... doesn't make any sense. I understand they are starved at WR, but to risk screwing up your highest paid WR for the long term? No NFL team would do that. Read between the lines, this is NOT as bad as Chad makes it seem

I saw on an ESPN "Outside the Lines" interview with COC, they clearly asked several times if he will forgo surgery on his shoulder that doctors said he "needed." And he said he would. They asked him why. He didn't refute that the surgery was not needed.

 

[Interseptopus]

I thought there was a report of an MRI showing a partially torn labrum. Is that not true?

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a.../808180425/1066That's the only link I can find that's reported Chad underwent an MRI... "everything's fine" was the report.

If it was a torn labrum, it was a Bankart lesion, which is VERY common for shoulder dislocations. All it does is put him at a greater risk to dislocate again (like any other dislocation!). Sure, he COULD have surgery to repair the lesion, but like I've been saying, it's probably so insignificant that they don't recommend doing it right now.

You telling me that you think Chad Johnson isn't over exagerating? Guy does push ups on the sideline... says he's 100%... says he will play on it... yet then turns around and says that it's so bad and he needs surgery but he's going to toughen it up. yeah, right,

 

[Interseptopus]

I haven't heard anyone but Chad Ocho Cinco say that he's got a torn labrum. Did anyone catch if he may have pointed to the location of the injury? For all we know you ask him to point to his labrum and he points to his belly button...

John Clayton reported Clayton has a "partially torn labrum," but may be able to avoid surgery and play this season.Link

Not exactly Marvin Lewis coming out and spelling out the diagnosis, but it's more solid than just CJ spouting off.

The truth is probably somewhere in between: "partially" torn might mean there's minimal damage, and that with rest and treatment, he could make it through the season. In which case, he'll pat himself on the back for being a gamer and playing hurt. Or, he's one good pop from leaving a game at any given time, and going into each game as a GTD.

I do agree with the bottom of your post. I think he DID in fact tear his labrum, I just think it's so insignificant and Chad has blown it out of proportion

I don't think he made up his injury prognosis ...

I don't either. I think he has a torn labrum, I just think it's such an insignificant tear that he doesn't need surgery. The doctor probably told him he COULD get it, but wouldn't recommend it since it's probably not neccessary right now and he can play on it. Of course Chad takes that and runs with it to the media. A torn labrum does not equal surgery all the time, and I think Chad's injury falls into that category. I think he's going to be fine. The doctor probably said go ahead and play on it, but you may have some pain occasionally, and when the season is over you may opt to have surgery then, but it's not neccessary now. There is no threat to play now on it.

Why would CIN let their expensive headache of a WR risk further damage to play on a shoulder that "needs" season ending surgery... doesn't make any sense. I understand they are starved at WR, but to risk screwing up your highest paid WR for the long term? No NFL team would do that. Read between the lines, this is NOT as bad as Chad makes it seem

I saw on an ESPN "Outside the Lines" interview with COC, they clearly asked several times if he will forgo surgery on his shoulder that doctors said he "needed." And he said he would. They asked him why. He didn't refute that the surgery was not needed.

This was COC right? Not a doctor? Not someone who has examined him? Okay, just making sure. All you've done with that post is confirm that COC has said exactly what we're talking about. The questions isn't what did COC say, it's how muhc can you trust what COC says? He's not the most honest person out there..... example: In March- I don't want to play for Cinci. In June- I love the Bengals.

 

[footballnerd]

I haven't heard anyone but Chad Ocho Cinco say that he's got a torn labrum. Did anyone catch if he may have pointed to the location of the injury? For all we know you ask him to point to his labrum and he points to his belly button...

John Clayton reported Clayton has a "partially torn labrum," but may be able to avoid surgery and play this season.Link

Not exactly Marvin Lewis coming out and spelling out the diagnosis, but it's more solid than just CJ spouting off.

The truth is probably somewhere in between: "partially" torn might mean there's minimal damage, and that with rest and treatment, he could make it through the season. In which case, he'll pat himself on the back for being a gamer and playing hurt. Or, he's one good pop from leaving a game at any given time, and going into each game as a GTD.

I do agree with the bottom of your post. I think he DID in fact tear his labrum, I just think it's so insignificant and Chad has blown it out of proportion

I don't think he made up his injury prognosis ...

I don't either. I think he has a torn labrum, I just think it's such an insignificant tear that he doesn't need surgery. The doctor probably told him he COULD get it, but wouldn't recommend it since it's probably not neccessary right now and he can play on it. Of course Chad takes that and runs with it to the media. A torn labrum does not equal surgery all the time, and I think Chad's injury falls into that category. I think he's going to be fine. The doctor probably said go ahead and play on it, but you may have some pain occasionally, and when the season is over you may opt to have surgery then, but it's not neccessary now. There is no threat to play now on it.

Why would CIN let their expensive headache of a WR risk further damage to play on a shoulder that "needs" season ending surgery... doesn't make any sense. I understand they are starved at WR, but to risk screwing up your highest paid WR for the long term? No NFL team would do that. Read between the lines, this is NOT as bad as Chad makes it seem

I saw on an ESPN "Outside the Lines" interview with COC, they clearly asked several times if he will forgo surgery on his shoulder that doctors said he "needed." And he said he would. They asked him why. He didn't refute that the surgery was not needed.

This was COC right? Not a doctor? Not someone who has examined him? Okay, just making sure. All you've done with that post is confirm that COC has said exactly what we're talking about. The questions isn't what did COC say, it's how muhc can you trust what COC says? He's not the most honest person out there..... example: In March- I don't want to play for Cinci. In June- I love the Bengals.

Ya, I was just thinking the ESPN reporter wouldn't say "needed" unless they read the diagnosis. But then again Clayton says its not needed so they were prob wrong at that time. Tricky Chad!

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

I think it's pretty classless to make fun of Chad and his torn labia.

 

[JuSt CuZ]

I think it's pretty classless to make fun of Chad and his torn labia.

Yeah, isn't the Labrum a female body part? LOL

 

[Banger]

Chad Johnson doing something for publicity? Surely you jest....

 

[Deuce'sWild]

labia majora

 

[clinton_c]

good thing I grabbed him in my draft with great value.

 

[skillz]

No, I don't think he is faking the injury for attention -- his name change was his latest attention grabbing ploy and unfortunately everyone is eating it up thereby only encouraging him to do something else to bring more attention to himself real soon.

I do question whether he would be toughing it out and playing through the injury if he wasn't trying to get a new contract out of the Bengals. If he was already signed long-term, I could see him already shutting it down and not risking further injury to his shoulder. Of course, if he wasn't playing this season he wouldn't be getting the attention he craves, so who knows...

 

[Sheriff66]

I hate Chad, but if you saw the play he was injured on plus the MRI info, he hurt the shoulder.

 

[bollocks28]

"Ocho Cinco proclaimed that his shoulder is 100 percent" "Is it possible Ocho Cinco is the one making his injury seem bigger then it is"

 

[Jayrod]

I hate Chad, but if you saw the play he was injured on plus the MRI info, he hurt the shoulder.

This is what I came in here to mention. His shoulder got jacked up pretty bad on that play. I passed out when I saw the slow-mo replay. For this reason I didn't go to medical school.