Agree 100%.It's still everything he's strived for in his life. Despite the paycheck, it may have just sunk in for him that he may be defined as only a great college quarterback.
Man what a guy.As Steven Jackson's jersey to me represents grit and passion through the darkest times, Sam Bradford's jersey will represent the process of reconstruction. Can't ask for a better person than him to represent my team. I'll proudly wear his jersey this Sunday and beyond.
No way a pro athlete that wants to compete again will go the cadaver route...He'll strip some tendon from his own hamstring (think he's already used his patella). Someone posted a great article on the subject in here a couple days ago.....One question I have for you guys, in the ACL operation, if a cadaver's ligaments are used, does it depend on the cadaver how successful the operation is? What I mean is if Sam gets ligaments from a 70 year old beer drinking, chain smoking' couch potato, will it be as good as for example a healthy and fit 20 year olds ligaments?
I believe that the cadaver route ends up with a stronger ligament than to take one from somewhere else in your own body. I could be wrong on that though. If I were him id go that synthetic/cadaver combo that that skier did. Id want that ligament as strong as possible.No way a pro athlete that wants to compete again will go the cadaver route...He'll strip some tendon from his own hamstring (think he's already used his patella). Someone posted a great article on the subject in here a couple days ago.....
debatable...some say it's more likely to fail, due to it not coming from your own tissue...It possibly could be stronger, but your own material seems to heal more naturally and thoroughly....JMO....I believe that the cadaver route ends up with a stronger ligament than to take one from somewhere else in your own body. I could be wrong on that though. If I were him id go that synthetic/cadaver combo that that skier did. Id want that ligament as strong as possible.
Has anyone ever seen a case where a guy has a torn ACL and describes it as pain free?
It almost seems like he is in denial that he has a injury.
I used to....the ankle injury, plus the check downs...I was upset...I told an internet buddy of mine that I'd give him 2 years.and that was in 2013..Now, he gets a pass as long as he's a Ram...Seriously pulling for this dude....Good things happen to good people, most of the time...All Sam & fans have to do is ride this out...Lets not pull another Kurt Warner and run this guy outta town....So, give him his rehab time, let him go on the pup list if necessary in 2015...Look at Percy Harvin...Davis of the Panthers...Bradford is finally ready, just gotta get right...
@PhxRam Can we ping Kevin and see if Sam will come talk to us here at Rod?
Done. Emailed and tweeted. Others are free to join in. His Twitter handle is @kdemoff (same as his username here).Serious as a heartache, X. Someone has to forward to KD and the FO about that Experimental ACL surgery so they can at least consider that. I've had specialists who hadn't considered something until I brought it up and in my case, my neurologist was the Chief of Neuro at UCLA and one of the best in the country at the time.
Cain't hurt to bring it up, right?