Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Los Angeles Rams

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Essentially, Jimmy has an avulsion fracture of the thumb. They can call it a sprain, but it's a tear severe enough to pull ligament off the bone. It won't heal right if he doesn't treat it.

10 years of experience in the orthopedic field tells me he is better off not playing.

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:
jimmy said he feels confident he can play sunday

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Essentially, Jimmy has an avulsion fracture of the thumb. They can call it a sprain, but it's a tear severe enough to pull ligament off the bone. It won't heal right if he doesn't treat it.

10 years of experience in the orthopedic field tells me he is better off not playing.

So jimmy lying or he's trying to screw us

Originally posted by 49ersRing:

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:

jimmy said he feels confident he can play sunday

Is he confident he can play well?

Jimmy has played through injuries before and the results have not been great.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Essentially, Jimmy has an avulsion fracture of the thumb. They can call it a sprain, but it's a tear severe enough to pull ligament off the bone. It won't heal right if he doesn't treat it.

10 years of experience in the orthopedic field tells me he is better off not playing. We are better off without him playing too since he won't be able to throw normally.

Originally posted by Tigerlaw:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Essentially, Jimmy has an avulsion fracture of the thumb. They can call it a sprain, but it's a tear severe enough to pull ligament off the bone. It won't heal right if he doesn't treat it.

10 years of experience in the orthopedic field tells me he is better off not playing.

So jimmy lying or he's trying to screw us

or he is trying to help trey by confusing the texans about the starter

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:
jimmy said he feels confident he can play sunday

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:

Originally posted by 49ersRing:
Just a reminder, a grade 3 sprain is the highest severity and means a complete tear of the ligament. We'll see if he's a full participant today, but I have my doubts.

Have qbs played with grade three? what is the recovery time?

This was an article from when Drew Lock had a grade 2 sprain…they said Jimmy doesn't need surgery so I'm not really sure, grade 3 is bad.

Dr. Steven Shin, director of hand surgery at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Job Institute in Los Angeles and a hand consultant for the NFL's Rams, said in a phone interview that Lock likely did not sustain a complete tear of a ligament because no surgery will be required.

"A Grade 2 is a partial tear of the ligament and (the recovery time) is usually 5-6 weeks and then start throwing," Shin said.

Shin said 90 percent of thumb ligament injuries involve the ulnar collateral ligament of the metacarpophalangeal joint. A Grade 1 sprain is mild and requires 2-3 weeks recovery and a Grade 3 injury is a complete tear and requires surgery and 10-12 weeks of recovery.

The usual timetable for a Grade 2 sprain would keep Lock from throwing until at least Week 4 of the regular season and a new rehabilitation clock would start once he begins to practice.