NFL Injury Spotlight

  Matthew Judon, a key defensive player for the New England Patriots, tore part of his bicep while playing against the Cowboys this past weekend. It has been said he had surgery on his bicep this week and his return to play is currently unknown. Now let’s talk about it! The biceps brachii is located …

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  Derek Carr, the New Orleans Saints QB1, is said to have sprained his right AC joint after a hit against the Packers this past Sunday. So what is the AC Joint? The acromioclavicular (AC) joint is where the acromion process of the scapula and the clavicle meet and is supported by the acromioclavicular ligament. …

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  During Week 2 Monday Night Football, the Cleveland Brown’s Nick Chubb sustained a lateral blow to his left knee. Chubb was carted off the field with this season ending injury. An official diagnosis of injury has not been made clear. Now let’s talk about it! The primary moves of the knee are to flex …

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  It’s Football Season! Here is Week 1 NFL Injury Spotlight: Aaron Rodgers with a Complete Achilles Tendon Tear Aaron Rodgers made his opening debut as the New York Jets quarterback during this week’s Monday Night Football. After just 4 snaps into the first quarter of the game, Rodgers was sacked with his left foot …

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  Week 3 of the NFL was played this past weekend and with it came some notable absences of the league’s top players.  One of the most noticeable was the absence of Christian McCaffrey, the Carolina Panther’s tenacious running back that was involved in nearly 94% of the Panther’s plays last season, who was sidelined …

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The NFL season has started and with the start of a new football season comes dozens of new injuries happening each week.  This week, we’d like to take the time to discuss Saquon Barkley’s most recent injury: an ACL tear.   Saquon Barkley tears his ACL   ACL stands for Anterior Cruciate Ligament and is …

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