Falcons: INJURY REPORT: Grimes likely out 2-3 weeks

[Anomaly]

http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blo...2-3-weeks/

Quote:FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes underwent successful surgery to repair his right knee Thursday.

“We’ve been in communication with him, and he’s finished with the procedure,” coach Mike Smith said.

The Falcons have not set a timetable for his return, but players with similar surgeries are out two to three weeks, according to Dr. Jonathan Glashow, an orthopedic surgeon and co-chief of sports medicine at New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Grimes had been playing with the injury since the Detroit game Oct. 23.

“We see a lot of players who get tears mid-season and we try to put the surgery off until after the season if they don’t bother them so much,” said Glashow, who has been a medical consultant for ESPN. “Sometimes the tears get so big and bothersome that they interfere with their function or ability to run. … A lot of times we get players back in two to three weeks. It’s certainly been done before.”

If Grimes can hit the early part of that window, he could be back in time to play against Jacksonville and have a game under his belt before the Falcons play the New Orleans Saints on Dec. 26 in a game that may decide the NFC South title.

The surgery should not affect Grimes’ extraordinary leaping ability.

“Unless it’s really a huge tear, which I doubt this is, mostly likely he’ll get everything back,” Glashow said. “Some of these young fellows are really incredible athletes, and they are able to return amazingly quick even after a surgery.”

With our history/luck with injuries I'm not expecting him back until the playoffs, should we make them.

[Knight of God]

SMH...throws make believe headset!!!

[Koyukon]

“Unless it’s really a huge tear, which I doubt this is, mostly likely he’ll get everything back,” Glashow said. “Some of these young fellows are really incredible athletes, and they are able to return amazingly quick even after a surgery.”

Hopefully!

[Falcon Millenium]

Dec. 01, 2011 4:33 p.m. - by Knox Bardeen - Grimes undergoes surgery on right knee
CB Brent Grimes had a surgical procedure on his right knee Thursday while his teammates were on the practice field. Coach Mike Smith hadn’t spoken with Grimes and couldn’t give any timetable for his return, but he did say the All-Pro cornerback was out indefinitely, not “a couple of weeks” as was the case Wednesday. Falcons RapidReports

[phocis850]

Thats what they get for letting him in the game last week.

[AsylumGuido]

(12-02-2011 01:00 PM)phocis850 Wrote:  Thats what they get for letting him in the game last week.

If it was a meniscus tear that would not have mattered. You can't really make them worse. You can play with them if you can stand the pain.

[juraitwaluzka]

(12-02-2011 01:11 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  If it was a meniscus tear that would not have mattered. You can't really make them worse. You can play with them if you can stand the pain.

This is true. Apparently it all started back in the lions game, I guess the pain started affecting mobility. Maybe it got injured when he out jumped megatron, that was incredible.