Originally posted by NotAFinga42:
Originally posted by okdkid:
Originally posted by NotAFinga42:
This is making less sense every time something new comes out. Why isn't he playing this week then? If he is going to need surgery after the season, it's not like 1 week off will heal it.
They're saying in the short term it's a pain tolerance thing. The pain may subside as swelling decreases. But he will need surgery to correct the injury long term.
This happens all the time. Every year each team will have a dozen players that get surgery after the season - since they were just toughing it out during the season.
But he's not toughing it out. He's not playing. It won't be better next week, in fact will probably get worse if he plays.
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If he can't throw well he won't play. But they're saying the pain will likely improve to a point where it's POSSIBLE. The ligament is already torn. It's a grade three. It's not getting worse.