Carson Palmer

Starting to wonder if there isn't something else involved such as nerve damage much like William Andrews for the Falcons a few years back. ACL and MCL surgeries have become almost routine these days so that in itself shouldn't be a biggie.

 

I think the key word is routine. Saw a special about a DB for a small California school who broke his leg. No big deal right? They ended up having to amputate it. He came back and played special teams and his brother is playing in the NLF now. But in all reality for all the bitching and moaning about big money. These guys careers can be over in the blink of an eye. I hope he comes back good as new.

 

It is.

There's also the risk of infection, and apparently their process of preparing it kills some of the cells, which makes it weaker. Regardless, though, I'd go with it over a patellar tendon (which is why John Kasay's kneecap snapped, and same with Jerry Rice) or the more recent use of the hamstring.

 

Agreed. The guy seems like the real deal and maybe someday I will get tired of how good the Bengals are like I am with the Pats, but frankly they have so bad for so long I am almost rooting for them against everyone except my teams.

 

The hit he took did not look that bad. He was wearing a brace too. It must have really been a freak thing. Look at the hit Mcaghee took and he is back from it.

Luckily for QBs they can get by with a bum knee sometimes. You gotta hope he gets back on the field.

 

I really don't get this doom and gloom prognosis. I saw the hit -- it wasn't that bad. This doc was making it sound like McGahee's or Edwards' injury. It wasn't even close to being that bad.

Edit: Thelt, you beat me to it.

 

Nah, I figured it was bad when I saw it. Impact to the side of the knee is actually a lot worse than impact to the front precisely because of the lack of bracing joints and ligaments. Usually with something like Palmer's injury, you get a lot of displacement and damage. I'm actually surprised there wasn't an issue with the cartilage, but I figured it wouldn't be good, which is why I was surprised when Mortenson initially reported that the Bengals felt they were clean tears. Basically it wasn't the force of the impact that caused extraordinary damage, it was the part of the knee where that force was exerted.

 

I can tell you from experience that the dislocated kneecap is bad. I subluxed my knee cap in high school playing soccer, and I wasnt even touched, just turned around to my right to kick the ball, and pop, my kneecap dislocates then slides back into position (i have the kind of knees that bend back farther than they are supposed to, my doctor said God 'put me together with a little less glue than everybody else'). Jenkins did the same thing to his shoulder last year i believe. Once you do it once, it is easier to do it again, it will never be the same. All I did was sublux mine, which means a partial dislocation but the kneecap comes back to where it is supposed to. I got it scoped and was told it would be 90-95% of what it was. I cant imagine shredding everything else and rehabbing that. I wish him the best of luck.

 

didn't Kasay break his knee cap in his kicking leg?

 

Bengals | Palmer's could hurt team's salary cap
Sat, 14 Jan 2006 0836 -0800

Mark Curnutte, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, reports Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer (knee) is guaranteed $24 million, even if he never gets into a football game again. Palmer will be paid a $15 million bonus on Feb. 16 and will gain a $9 million bonus no later than Jan. 1, 2007. The Bengals could pro-rate his contract at a rate of $3 million over five years, but it would become too costly to cut him.