i was at open practice last year when he got hurt and anticipated he’d be out for the first month of the season or so. when he came back for week 1, i was uneasy and as the year went on it was obvious he was hurting. hopefully he’s been able to fully rest and recover because our interior was not good last year with both he and cam playing hurt.
This is not a hindsight 20/20 moment, I was pretty pissed we kept trotting our OL out there banged up the whole season. I'd rather us take the lumps early, get our guys healed up, and finish strong.
This👆 I was not at the practice. But I remember the injury event and the clenching that came with it. Everything sounded like it wasn’t season ending, but he might miss the first few weeks. Which sounds prudent and smart for a team hoping to make a run in the playoffs again. And then he was back in week 1. And it never felt prudent or right. And he really struggled through that whole year. I recall some “talk” in media that he might be done…..but he’s saying no. Which makes sense when you remember that it’s hard to tell what’s actually news and straight BS anymore.