Thursday morning our routine was interrupted with news that Sam Darnold was ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns after being diagnosed with mononucleosis. A lot of folks were surprised they were making the announcement this early in the week. Fans are going to have to wait a little longer for the anticipated matchup between Darnold and the 2018 NFL Draft number one pick Baker Mayfield.
The first full slate of NFL games for the 2019 season kicked off this past weekend and unfortunately, the injury bug decided it had to bite several big names. Here is a rundown on the injuries from the first full week of football.
As I explained in part one of this week’s injury update, I have been having internet issues. Each week I will give a quick update to the injury status of several key players for the week. I will explain the injury they are dealing with and try to give an educated opinion on the player’s availability for their upcoming game that week. Now that we know what I am going to do. Let’s look at the rest of the Week One Injuries for the NFL.
Each week I will give a quick update to the injury status of several key players for the week. I will explain the injury they are dealing with and try to give an educated opinion on the player’s availability for their upcoming game that week. Now that we know what I am going to do. Let’s look at the Week One Injuries for the NFL this week. Because I am having internet issues, I am going to do this in 2 parts.
Cam Newton was injured in his preseason debut Thursday night when he sustained an injury to his foot or ankle depending on the different reports coming out Friday morning.
On Monday, former Cleveland Cavaliers and current Olympiacos coach David Blatt revealed that he was suffering from a progressive neurologic condition called Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. This form of multiple sclerosis is one of four disease paths that have been identified in this disease. Blatt is not alone in the sports world to be suffering from this debilitating disease.
Football is back. Unfortunately, so are the injuries. Football actually began with the Hall of Fame game but Thursday marked the first day with multiple games and despite many starters being held out by their teams, there were a number of notable injuries.
A new NFL season is underway as all teams have started training camp. Unfortunately for some, the injury bug decided to tag along too.
Nearly 100,000 people are currently waiting for a kidney transplant. In fact, more people are waiting for a match because of kidney failure than all other organs combined. On Wednesday word is spread all over social media that former NFL defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth was in desperate need of a kidney due to the failure of his kidneys. He posted on Instagram that the time had come to ask for help and fans and media alike have been spreading his plea for help on social media platforms far and wide. Another NFL player who has already gone through a kidney transplant is former Bills wide receiver, Donald Jones. Jones has written a book, The Next Quarter, about his experiences before during and after the transplant. Information about obtaining the book is available at DonaldJones.info. It is a great read.
The week of July 4th was full of unusual medical news from the sports world. It started with the untimely and unexpected death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs and ended with the news that former New England Patriots linebacker and current ESPN analyst Tedy Bruschi had suffered a second stroke. His first occurred in February 2005 during the offseason.
The news of the unexpected passing of the Los Angeles Angels’ starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs rocked the sports world late Monday afternoon. An autopsy was to be performed today, but it may take some time before a cause of death is officially determined. As of the time the notification was made it was made clear that foul play and suicide did not appear to be the reason for his unexpected passing.
Let’s start with a sports trivia question. What do the following athletes have in common?
Doug Baldwin, Adrian Peterson, Devonta Freeman, Robinson Cano, Tiger Woods, Daniel Briere, Cliff Lee, Chris Archer, Zach Ertz, Nick Bosa
If you said they all missed time from their respective sports because of treatment for a core muscle injury commonly mistakenly known as a sports hernia you would be correct.
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