Am I the only one that didn't know Free has a fracture?

[Fla Cowpoke]

According to Helman he does: http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...s-work-out-2-pope’s-game-ball-grading-parnell

"The Cowboys expect Free to miss three to four weeks with a fracture in his foot, which means Parnell is likely to play against the Commanders and Cardinals, and perhaps the Jaguars."

 

[JD_KaPow]

Yes, you are.

 

[Lonestar94]

You miss the end of seattle game ?

 

[BAT]

You miss the end of seattle game ?

Out for a month if all goes well.

 

[Beast_from_East]

He should be back after the bye week.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

It's a very slight fracture. He was standing on the sideline during the game, so it must not have been too bothersome.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Everything I had read said a foot sprain. Never heard them call it a fracture.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Everything I had read said a foot sprain. Never heard them call it a fracture.

Ya, I've heard both.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

After the game Free said he was fine.

Day after the game this was the report at DC.com...no mention of fracture.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2014/10/13/free-dealing-foot-injury-garrett-praises-ot-parnell

I found it in Jones' report two days after Seattle. Had missed that....I was just thinking a sprain the whole time.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

I think it was Jerry Jones on his radio show who said Free had a fracture.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Everything I had read said a foot sprain. Never heard them call it a fracture.

If you saw the replay and the way his foot bent backwards it was pretty clear that isn't a sprain.

 

[AsthmaField]

No, there was a guy in Bangladesh that didn't know it was a fracture too.

 

[Deep_South]

Doug Free has certainly shown us perseverance pays off. The fans were all over him, the Cowboys management forced him to take a pay cut, yet here we all are today, looking forward to his return as soon as possible because his presence makes the team better. I love happy endings, and this one may be happier yet.

 

[Idgit]

After the game Free said he was fine.

Day after the game this was the report at DC.com...no mention of fracture.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2014/10/13/free-dealing-foot-injury-garrett-praises-ot-parnell

I found it in Jones' report two days after Seattle. Had missed that....I was just thinking a sprain the whole time.

Sprains can actually be worse than the small stress fractures in terms of time to heal and the lingering effects. Fracture sounds worse, but I think this was very likely a small one and not something they're overly concerned about. I just would like Free back for the PHI games.

 

[popp1234]

Wait, Free still has a right foot? So it was the left that got amputated?

 

[TwoDeep3]

I think it was Jerry Jones on his radio show who said Free had a fracture.

Add x-ray vision to the other super powers Skeletor possesses.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

Slight fracture which means really all his toes are disconnected from his foot

 

[Risen Star]

Everything I had read said a foot sprain. Never heard them call it a fracture.

The initial diagnoses is always a sprain. You can never rely on that.

 

[jrumann59]

The initial diagnoses is always a sprain. You can never rely on that.

Also swelling can mask small fractures, so initial X-Rays may not have been conclusive.

 

[Venger]

The initial diagnoses is always a sprain. You can never rely on that.

True, Thomas Duncan's initial diagnosis was also "sprain"...