Rivers Still Recovering From Playoff Injury (1 Viewer)

[Family Matters]

Read this at PFT. Apparently the foot is not 100% and they don't know when it will be. I would expect he will be fine in a few weeks but it's worth keeping an eye on. Wonder how Brees is doing?

"POSTED 9:36 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2007

RIVERS STILL LIMPING

At a time when the Chargers are somewhat inclined to cling to backup running back Michael Turner in the event that starter LaDainian Tomlinson goes down with an injury, they might need to rely on a backup quarterback.

An industry source tells us that Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is still struggling with a foot injury that he suffered in the team's playoff loss to the Patriots.

Per the source, Rivers is out of the boot he had been wearing. But it's been twelve weeks since he suffered the injury, and it's not clear when he will be 100 percent.

Surgery initially was regarded as a possibility, but Rivers in the end did not go under the knife. Maybe, in hindsight, he should have.

The other quarterbacks on the roster are Billy Volek and Charlie Whitehurst. "

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

yep when this first happened I herd the dreaded Lis Franc word.

Also I think he hurt it in the last regular season game vs. Arizona.

 

[PadresLakers]

While factually true profoootballtalk's spin is terribly misleading

Chargers' Rivers on road to recovery

By: MIKE SULLIVAN - Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO -- Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers continues to make strides in his rehabilitation from a late-season injury to his right foot.

Speaking after a voluntary players' workout on Thursday, Rivers expressed optimism that he'll be fully recovered by the team's minicamp the first weekend of May.

"It's feeling pretty good," Rivers said. "It's coming along. I don't see it being an issue. Come minicamp, I should be good to go."

Rivers injured the foot in the regular-season finale against Arizona on Dec. 31. He then reaggravated the injury during the team's playoff loss to New England two weeks later.

"After that game, I kind of knew it wasn't real good," Rivers said. "I was fortunate not to have any surgery. I think we've made a lot of good progress here the last couple months."

Rivers said his two biggest offseason priorities are getting healthy and continuing to improve. He would like to see the team make a deep playoff run this season after first-round losses in two of the past three campaigns.

"Obviously, we're all disappointed in how the season ended last year," Rivers said. "But at the same time, we have a lot to be proud of and we want to build on that.

"I don't think you build on it by trying to go 14-2 again. Sure, we'd love to do that. I think you build on it by striving towards that goal of winning it all.

"Obviously, we know what it takes now and we can't let this opportunity keep slipping by because this team isn't going to be here forever

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/04/06...01_394_5_07.txt

 

[Tau837]

To answer your question - will it impact his performance - no.

You're looking for something to support your position that the Chargers were wrong to let Brees go.

 

[Family Matters]

To answer your question - will it impact his performance - no. You're looking for something to support your position that the Chargers were wrong to let Brees go.

Nah. That was just a toungh in cheek thing. I really wanted to know how he was doing and it sounds like he's going to be fine. I hope so anyway. I want to see how they do with the changes they've made. I'd like to see them and the Bengals in the AFC title game. That would be sweet.