LeCharles Bentley

[DJ_Tet]

He helped start a classic running joke last year about who might be the Cleveland Browns center in any given week, but man, sounds like he's one lucky guy. Said they considered amputating his leg and that he was so sick he might not live the night? Crazy, glad to hear he is coming back this year!


http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2922740

The 27-year-old revealed that he has undergone four operations since getting hurt, the final two to clean out a staph infection that ate away at his tendon and a virus that became so severe that doctors considered amputating his leg.

"At one point, I was so sick they weren't sure I was going to live through the night," Bentley said.

New York Giants team physician Dr. Russell Warren performed Bentley's latest operation in November, when more staph was cleaned out and a portion of the deteriorated tendon was removed.

Following that procedure, Warren advised Bentley to begin thinking about life without football.

But Bentley, who signed a six-year, $36 million free agent contract with the Browns to play for his hometown team, wasn't nearly ready to give up. And after a few weeks of workouts, Bentley became convinced he could make it all the way back.

 

[Thelt]

Staph infections can be bad. I wonder if someone on the Brown's medical staff screwed up?

 

[PantherPaul]

Staph infections can be bad. I wonder if someone on the Brown's medical staff screwed up?

More perils of going into a hospital nowadays

 

[weavervegas]

From what I read, he'll be in good hands if he can't play anymore, cause the players association is really good of taking care of it's own

 

[mathmajors]

Everytime I read his name, I read 'LeCharles LeBentley'.

 

[Thelt]

He was the free agent prize of last offseason at center. We got then next best guy in Hartwig. Funny how that works...... I hope Kalil has a big year!

 

[QueenCityHillbilly]

Everytime I read his name, I read 'LeCharles LeBentley'.

Thus your name.

 

[mathmajors]

Thus your name.

 

[Black&Blue]

Staph infections can be bad.

really?