Favre needs ankle surgery (1 Viewer)

[mozzy84]

Favre needs surgery to play, QB says

By Ed Werder

ESPN

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Brett Favre has been informed he requires surgery on his left ankle to play the upcoming season for the Minnesota Vikings, and the quarterback is deliberating whether to have the procedure or simply to end his 19-year NFL career by retiring.

Favre, who would turn 41 during the 2010 season, told ESPN the ankle injury that he suffered three months ago in the NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints continues to be swollen and painful cause.

That prompted tests to determine why healing had not occurred and Favre sent the results of those scans to orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews, who told the quarterback his opinion that surgery is unavoidable.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5150940

:X we should know well before summer if he's coming back or not I guess.

 

[Truman]

Oh for ####s sake.

 

[Buffaloes]

This guy just won't go away, will he? I don't mean retire. I mean just stop with the Brett Favre watch crap every year.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Ah yes, Favre's ankles. As a Packer fan I am familiar with his ankles. Different now of course in that he has shown some willingness recently to have Dr. Andrews do some work. Still, I bet this keeps him out of OTA's, minicamp, and most of training camp. Wierd how that seems to happen.

 

[TitansFan10]

Maybe he retires now and Tavaris gets a chance...

 

[Nagle2998]

Ah yes, Favre's ankles. As a Packer fan I am familiar with his ankles. Different now of course in that he has shown some willingness recently to have Dr. Andrews do some work. Still, I bet this keeps him out of OTA's, minicamp, and most of training camp. Wierd how that seems to happen.

I agree plus I think Favre has been a little upset this offseason with the lack of face time on ESPN and this new will he or won't he retirement crap with give him a few weeks of the air time he really wants. I would love to know if there is anyone out there that really thinks he is going to not have the surgery and just retire.

 

[Two Deep]

So there is no possible way he can play without surgery. He has to have surgery to play. Bull Shiz

 

[mozzy84]

Ah yes, Favre's ankles. As a Packer fan I am familiar with his ankles. Different now of course in that he has shown some willingness recently to have Dr. Andrews do some work. Still, I bet this keeps him out of OTA's, minicamp, and most of training camp. Wierd how that seems to happen.

you knew no matter what he wasnt going to any of this stuff and no one was going to care as long as he showed up on aug. 15th again.

 

[sho nuff]

Ah yes, Favre's ankles. As a Packer fan I am familiar with his ankles. Different now of course in that he has shown some willingness recently to have Dr. Andrews do some work. Still, I bet this keeps him out of OTA's, minicamp, and most of training camp. Wierd how that seems to happen.

you knew no matter what he wasnt going to any of this stuff and no one was going to care as long as he showed up on aug. 15th again.

Pretty much.He has had ankle issues for a while...this is obviously a bit worse and catching up with him some with his age and the hits he took in that game.

Wasn't there an issue with the shoulder last year that he needed surgery if he was going to play too? Then he got it.

I guess if/when they announce he had the surgery = he will play.

 

[Da Guru]

Ah yes, Favre's ankles. As a Packer fan I am familiar with his ankles. Different now of course in that he has shown some willingness recently to have Dr. Andrews do some work. Still, I bet this keeps him out of OTA's, minicamp, and most of training camp. Wierd how that seems to happen.

In June Farve will say the ankle is coming around and feeling much better...and maybe just maybe if the good lord is willing he will be able to play again.July..Farve says that the PT is really helping and that his ankle is around 75% right now and that he could start practicing maybe by the last week of camp.Training camp breaks..Farve declares himself 100% and ready to play just one more year.

 

[scrumptrulescent]

If Dr. Andrew states that ankle surgery is unavoidable, wouldn't that mean he needs it whether he's going to retire or not?

I'm guessing he'll be there in August.

 

[The Karate Kid]

Good thing they didn't need Clausen

 

[Unwrittenlaw]

Good thing they didn't need Clausen

They needed Gerhart more.

 

[Tau837]

Deja vu all over again...

 

[John 14:6]

Good thing they didn't need Clausen

Considering Favre's age I don't think they would have drafted Clausen regardless. They just didn't like him.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Perhaps the Vikings team plane can just make a stop in Hattiesburg to pick him up on their way to New Orleans for the opener.

 

[sho nuff]

Perhaps the Vikings team plane can just make a stop in Hattiesburg to pick him up on their way to New Orleans for the opener.

Will Childress be driving/pilot?

 

[inca911]

Perhaps the Vikings team plane can just make a stop in Hattiesburg to pick him up on their way to New Orleans for the opener.

Will Childress be driving/pilot?

No. Favre is clearly driving the bus here in MN, not Chili.

 

[cstu]

What Favre really needs is an excuse not to go to camp.

 

[Mr.Underhill]

What I thought was interesting is that it was being portrayed as an elective surgery that he must have only if he wants to play in 2010.

Hence his email that the decision [to have or not have surgery] would have been easy if not for the sense of belonging he loved so dearly with Vikings.

So he presumably would pass on the surgery if he decided not to play.

I know surgeries aren't exactly fun, but why not have that surgery a couple of months back? If you can't play without it, why not go ahead and have it so IF you decide to play, you'll have more months post-op than you will if you wait until the summer? Are the chances greater or less that it affects your performance in the fall of 2010 if you have the surgery in the late winter as compared to the early summer?

Something about it just sounds odd. But then again I stopped believing what comes out of Favre's mouth a couple of years ago.

 

[mozzy84]

What I thought was interesting is that it was being portrayed as an elective surgery that he must have only if he wants to play in 2010.Hence his email that the decision [to have or not have surgery] would have been easy if not for the sense of belonging he loved so dearly with Vikings.So he presumably would pass on the surgery if he decided not to play.I know surgeries aren't exactly fun, but why not have that surgery a couple of months back? If you can't play without it, why not go ahead and have it so IF you decide to play, you'll have more months post-op than you will if you wait until the summer? Are the chances greater or less that it affects your performance in the fall of 2010 if you have the surgery in the late winter as compared to the early summer?Something about it just sounds odd. But then again I stopped believing what comes out of Favre's mouth a couple of years ago.

yea they are giving it to him on the radio up here. Brett the diva is in full effect here. Probably a minor surgery, two week heal time. There is a reason he wont say what is actually being done to the ankle.

 

[pollardsvision]

I think Favre's done.

The entire world assumes he'll come back. Vikings obviously assume he's coming back. Favre not coming back is the only thing that makes sense.

I might be swayed to believe he's coming back, but only after he announces his retirement.

 

[Clash of the Titans]

the smartest and only thing thing trent dilfer has ever said on nfl live was during last season when he stated " brett favre is above the game "

i think favre has earned the right after two decades of playing to not show up until fall camp...seemed to work out okay last year with a 33/7 td ratio........that club is only gonna be just as good if not better.....heck maybe they can even find a way to sign TO...............

 

[encaitar]

What I thought was interesting is that it was being portrayed as an elective surgery that he must have only if he wants to play in 2010.Hence his email that the decision [to have or not have surgery] would have been easy if not for the sense of belonging he loved so dearly with Vikings.So he presumably would pass on the surgery if he decided not to play.I know surgeries aren't exactly fun, but why not have that surgery a couple of months back? If you can't play without it, why not go ahead and have it so IF you decide to play, you'll have more months post-op than you will if you wait until the summer? Are the chances greater or less that it affects your performance in the fall of 2010 if you have the surgery in the late winter as compared to the early summer?Something about it just sounds odd. But then again I stopped believing what comes out of Favre's mouth a couple of years ago.

yea they are giving it to him on the radio up here. Brett the diva is in full effect here. Probably a minor surgery, two week heal time. There is a reason he wont say what is actually being done to the ankle.

He says it's bone spurs. That would explain not getting surgery before this, as bone spurs can go away with rest. It woud be a 2 week recovery though if everything went well. However, I expect his recovery time to take longer than expected. He should be healed up sometime in early August. I expect he might even catch a few days of camp this year, just so people don't think he's dogging it.

 

[sho nuff]

the smartest and only thing thing trent dilfer has ever said on nfl live was during last season when he stated " brett favre is above the game " i think favre has earned the right after two decades of playing to not show up until fall camp...seemed to work out okay last year with a 33/7 td ratio........that club is only gonna be just as good if not better.....heck maybe they can even find a way to sign TO...............

No player has earned the right to not let their team know though.Maybe he has...maybe they know and are keeping it inside (doubting it).Sure...he has earned the right to show up at camp...but has not earned the right to keep teams in limbo.

 

[ookook]

Meh. Nothing to see here and the haters are far more tiresome than Favre is.

He was OBVIOUSLY hurt in that game.

He has been PREVIOUSLY told he can skip camp and Minny is fine with it. So no reason to fabricate a pretext for not going.

Eveyone assumes he craves media attention. The media craves a Favre story far more so. I actually think he does not care much what you, I, or the media thinks and he does whatever he feels like.

Does he act like he is more important than the team and self-interested? Probably, but this is true of MOST professional atheletes and to be otherwise, although laudible, is the exception rather than the rule.

So he will do whatever he thinks is best. It is APRIL, people.

Edited to add that I would agree that Favre attempts to manipulate the media to get what he wants (e.g., free release from the Packers) but this is not craving media attention for it's own sake. It is using it as an instrumental tool.

 

[fatness]

It's April 30 and Favre's been out of the headlines for far too long. First Holmes was hogging the headlines, then Roethlisberger really hogged them for awhile, and then the draft. It's time to make up for lost ground.

All Brett. All undecided. All the time.

 

[Tony Jabroni]

Perhaps the Vikings team plane can just make a stop in Hattiesburg to pick him up on their way to New Orleans for the opener.

Will Childress be driving/pilot?

No. Favre is clearly driving the bus here in MN, not Chili.

 

[Sabertooth]

You'd think after failing three seasons in a row, he'd just move on.

 

[cr8f]

He needed surgery on his ankle for several years in Green Bay but wouldn't do it.

So now he is saying he never felt like he belonged in Green Bay.

Translation="I didn't get Randy Moss and everything else I wanted".

Typical Favre-he hates surgery.

 

[cr8f]

It's April 30 and Favre's been out of the headlines for far too long. First Holmes was hogging the headlines, then Roethlisberger really hogged them for awhile, and then the draft. It's time to make up for lost ground.

All Brett. All undecided. All the time.

If he retires now the Vikings could have had McNabb and could have drafted someone.

 

[cstu]

Meh. Nothing to see here and the haters are far more tiresome than Favre is.

He was OBVIOUSLY hurt in that game.

He has been PREVIOUSLY told he can skip camp and Minny is fine with it. So no reason to fabricate a pretext for not going.

Eveyone assumes he craves media attention. The media craves a Favre story far more so. I actually think he does not care much what you, I, or the media thinks and he does whatever he feels like.

Does he act like he is more important than the team and self-interested? Probably, but this is true of MOST professional atheletes and to be otherwise, although laudible, is the exception rather than the rule.

So he will do whatever he thinks is best. It is APRIL, people.

Edited to add that I would agree that Favre attempts to manipulate the media to get what he wants (e.g., free release from the Packers) but this is not craving media attention for it's own sake. It is using it as an instrumental tool.

Do you have a link to this? I'm not doubting you, but I haven't heard that. If that were the case then I think he came up the surgery thing as an excuse for him to skip camp without being viewed as a primadonna.

 

[REDRUM26]

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[Mr. Retukes]

Oh great, more overblown Favre stories. Let me tell you what's going to happen:

1. everyone will talk about it -- will he, won't he, will he, won't he?

2. Favre will visit the doctor. Maybe he has surgery, maybe he doesn't. No one will know for sure.

3. Favre will act like he won't be able to recover from the fake surgery.

4. see #1

5. Favre shows up a week before Game 1 and life goes on.

 

[Gopher State]

Vikings | Brett Favre does not need major surgery

KFFL

Updating a previous report, Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre (ankle) said on his personal website that he does not need major ankle surgery if he wants to play in 2010, according to Judd Zulgad, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Favre said he could undergo a relatively minor surgery to help with the dexterity of the ankle and relieve some of the pain. He said he has had surgeries on his ankle before and has been able to play with worse pain than he is currently experiencing.

This looks like a no issue to me, but if you live in WI and its April and you need something to talk about here you go

Packer fans just need to get over Favre, and mean he's not coming back to Packers so let him go, be proud of what he did for the Packers.

 

[ookook]

So if he weren't told he could take as long as he did last season (i.e., missing training camp) then he is contriving a reason to miss camp.

If he were told that, then he is contriving a PR move.

"Brad Childress says if Brett Favre decides he wants to return for another season, the Minnesota Vikings coach is comfortable waiting as long as he did last summer for Favre to join the team."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5018880

Or perhaps he injured his ankle in the NFC championship game and needs a procedure now so he can move with less pain once the season were to start.

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner.

The guys has a hurt ankle that hasn't healed as well as he might like. Not about Holmes, not about Ben.

Not really news.

 

[VTjkru]

Vikings | Brett Favre does not need major surgeryKFFLUpdating a previous report, Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre (ankle) said on his personal website that he does not need major ankle surgery if he wants to play in 2010, according to Judd Zulgad, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Favre said he could undergo a relatively minor surgery to help with the dexterity of the ankle and relieve some of the pain. He said he has had surgeries on his ankle before and has been able to play with worse pain than he is currently experiencing. This looks like a no issue to me, but if you live in WI and its April and you need something to talk about here you goPacker fans just need to get over Favre, and mean he's not coming back to Packers so let him go, be proud of what he did for the Packers.

Yeah, we should probably tell those Titans, Chargers, Redskins, Vikings, Giants, Panthers fans to get out of this thread Did I just get ?

 

[griff321]

From the STrib:

One thing many pointed to Friday was a feeling that Favre's decision to reveal his ankle issue might be a way to avoid the Mankato portion of training camp that will open in late July. But Childress made it clear in February that he wouldn't mind if Favre skipped that part of camp, something he did last year when he arrived in late August.

"I don't have a lot of illusions about the timing of the thing," Childress said. "As I mentioned to you, way back when, there was no manual back then and he played at a high level. How much [training camp] does he need? He knows. I've got a ballpark idea of how much he needs, and obviously what he got last year was plenty."

In that instance, Favre joined the Vikings in time to play in parts of the second and third preseason games before sitting out the exhibition finale. Favre, meanwhile, wrote in his e-mail to ESPN that making a decision about returning is made more difficult by how much he enjoyed his season with the Vikings.

FromFavre's site :

I want to add to the information provided in the article that was published this morning on ESPN’s website. Given the reaction to the article, and the typical conclusion jumping, I thought I’d clarify a few things.

While my ankle has been bothering me, the injury is not debilitating. For example, I’m able to work around my property without any problems. Sure – certain exercises cause some ankle pain, but it’s nothing that I haven’t experienced (or played with) before. In fact, many people don’t realize that I injured my ankle before the NFC Championship game. I’ve had surgery on this ankle twice before, and I’ve played with the pain before. The hits I took throughout the 2009 season, including the Saints game, just added to the ankle pain and likely caused some bone spurs.

I don’t believe major surgery on the ankle would be required for me to return in 2010. I’ve consulted with Dr. Andrews on the phone, and a relatively minor procedure could be done to improve the dexterity of the ankle, and to relieve the pain. I’ve put up with pain worse than this in my career, and I didn’t want anyone to assume that the possibility of surgery was the sole factor that would determine whether I return or not. Some people reacting to the ESPN story have made this assumption. I don’t blame them for doing so, given that the term “surgery” often covers a variety of procedures, some more complex than others.

The ankle pain is a factor, but one of many factors that I’ll need to consider in making my decision. Other factors include the input of my family, and the wonderful experience that I had last year with the Vikings.

-- Brett Favre

Fans sure feel stupid Brett held us hostage and we didn't draft a QB that WOULD be third string at best and that may never be a starter Just like when every said we should have drafted Brady Quinn... I mean he was the "most NFL ready" QB of his draft class

 

[cr8f]

Vikings | Brett Favre does not need major surgeryKFFLUpdating a previous report, Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre (ankle) said on his personal website that he does not need major ankle surgery if he wants to play in 2010, according to Judd Zulgad, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Favre said he could undergo a relatively minor surgery to help with the dexterity of the ankle and relieve some of the pain. He said he has had surgeries on his ankle before and has been able to play with worse pain than he is currently experiencing. This looks like a no issue to me, but if you live in WI and its April and you need something to talk about here you goPacker fans just need to get over Favre, and mean he's not coming back to Packers so let him go, be proud of what he did for the Packers.

Yeah, we should probably tell those Titans, Chargers, Redskins, Vikings, Giants, Panthers fans to get out of this thread Did I just get ?

If you think the Vikes are dumb because they didn't trade for McNabb you must be a Favre hater.

 

[cr8f]

Why isn't Childress down in Miss. telling Favre he is the greatest QB ever and begging him to come back?

 

[ookook]

Why isn't Childress down in Miss. telling Favre he is the greatest QB ever and begging him to come back?

Because that would be irrelevant to the decision and Favre has never needed to hear those things?

 

[fatness]

FromFavre's site :

I want to add to the information provided in the article that was published this morning on ESPN’s website. Given the reaction to the article, and the typical conclusion jumping, I thought I’d clarify a few things.

While my ankle has been bothering me, the injury is not debilitating. For example, I’m able to work around my property without any problems. Sure – certain exercises cause some ankle pain, but it’s nothing that I haven’t experienced (or played with) before. In fact, many people don’t realize that I injured my ankle before the NFC Championship game. I’ve had surgery on this ankle twice before, and I’ve played with the pain before. The hits I took throughout the 2009 season, including the Saints game, just added to the ankle pain and likely caused some bone spurs.

I don’t believe major surgery on the ankle would be required for me to return in 2010. I’ve consulted with Dr. Andrews on the phone, and a relatively minor procedure could be done to improve the dexterity of the ankle, and to relieve the pain. I’ve put up with pain worse than this in my career, and I didn’t want anyone to assume that the possibility of surgery was the sole factor that would determine whether I return or not. Some people reacting to the ESPN story have made this assumption. I don’t blame them for doing so, given that the term “surgery” often covers a variety of procedures, some more complex than others.

The ankle pain is a factor, but one of many factors that I’ll need to consider in making my decision. Other factors include the input of my family, and the wonderful experience that I had last year with the Vikings.

-- Brett Favre

Translation: "Me me me me me."

 

[Sabertooth]

Why isn't Childress down in Miss. telling Favre he is the greatest QB ever and begging him to come back?

Because that would be irrelevant to the decision and Favre has never needed to hear those things?

 

[sho nuff]

Vikings | Brett Favre does not need major surgeryKFFLUpdating a previous report, Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre (ankle) said on his personal website that he does not need major ankle surgery if he wants to play in 2010, according to Judd Zulgad, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Favre said he could undergo a relatively minor surgery to help with the dexterity of the ankle and relieve some of the pain. He said he has had surgeries on his ankle before and has been able to play with worse pain than he is currently experiencing. This looks like a no issue to me, but if you live in WI and its April and you need something to talk about here you goPacker fans just need to get over Favre, and mean he's not coming back to Packers so let him go, be proud of what he did for the Packers.

Great...only this thread was not started by a Packer fan from Wisconsin was it? I don't see Packer fans in here just bashing away or thinking he is coming back...guess what...the majority of us don't want him back and are happy with Aaron Rodgers.

 

[sho nuff]

Why isn't Childress down in Miss. telling Favre he is the greatest QB ever and begging him to come back?

Because that would be irrelevant to the decision and Favre has never needed to hear those things?

Not quite the extreme that cr8f posted...but judging by his family's comments over the past 2 years...part of his issue and reason he retired in the first place was that he did not hear enough from Thompson and McCarthy telling him he was still their guy.

 

[Chicago Hooligan]

DENTAL PLAN

 

[Mr. Retukes]

DENTAL PLAN

FAVRE NEEDS ANKLE SURGERY!

 

[ookook]

Why isn't Childress down in Miss. telling Favre he is the greatest QB ever and begging him to come back?

Because that would be irrelevant to the decision and Favre has never needed to hear those things?

Not quite the extreme that cr8f posted...but judging by his family's comments over the past 2 years...part of his issue and reason he retired in the first place was that he did not hear enough from Thompson and McCarthy telling him he was still their guy.

Perhaps. But I think the Vikings may have ALREADY expressed more support for him returning than the Packers front office did following his final season with us. Not saying that that what the Packers offered by way of support was negligible, but there was at least some ambivalence relating to Rodgers presence and his future. On the other hand, I doubt there are many players, coaches, or FO folks in Minny who would not love to have him back for one more season (Jackson and Rosenfels being noteable exceptions).Be that as it may, I sincerely doubt that his need for ankle surgery has ANYTHING to do with any dubious motivations other than the guy's ankle hurts. Not media attention, not avoiding camps he has already been told he can. Again: Anyone who saw that game knows he was in pain. It has not healed all that well. All the rest is silliness generated by haters, the media, and Packer fans other than myself.

 

[ookook]

BTW, I personally believe that any player paid what Favre is, let alone on a team with a chance of significant playoff success, should be present at each and every camp (voluntary or not).

Even if a player cannot practice, he can attend meetings and be supportive.

For 12 million or whatever, you need to be there.

I was critical when he did not show up last yeat at the beginning of training camp whe he said he would have a decision, but I also believe there was serious indecision and waffling going on more so than a premediated plan to avoid camp.

 

[sho nuff]

Be that as it may, I sincerely doubt that his need for ankle surgery has ANYTHING to do with any dubious motivations other than the guy's ankle hurts. Not media attention, not avoiding camps he has already been told he can. Again: Anyone who saw that game knows he was in pain. It has not healed all that well. All the rest is silliness generated by haters, the media, and Packer fans other than myself.

I don't think his need to have the surgery has to do with media attention.But why an announcement? That is what people are questioning and "hating" on.And look at where it is coming from in this thread...its hardly just Packer fans.The thing was started by a Vikings fan...who claimed that callers on radio there were wondering about the announcement as well.