He's got an issue with his left knee. It was surgically repaired in 2014. That's part of the "wear and tear", maybe even the genesis of the wear and tear. The 'oh my god, it's something else' because it happened in week one and 'wear and tear doesn't happen in week 1' is much ado about nothing. Wear and tear is culmulative….over a career (including NCAA/NFL). It flared up in week one probably because he doesn't play in preseason. Had he played in preseason, perhaps it flares up then, in fact likely, all things being equal.....before week one....which would have the 'you-don't-get-wear-and-tear-in-week-one crowd' really speculating. Reality is this....surgically repaired/manageable/can flare up any time....training camp, preseason, regular season, postseason. If it were something that was 'an injury' or 'extremely serious', the Rams wouldn't have paid him that healthy bonus in March.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/05/2019 03:59AM by PARAM.
