News: LVE confirms he has spinal stenosis

[perrykemp]

"NFL teams were aware Vander Esch had the condition before the 2018 draft when the Cowboys selected the Boise State standout with the 19th overall pick.

He plays with a neck collar to help protect the area.

"From what the doctors say, I was born with stenosis," Vander Esch said following Sunday's 17-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. "So it's something you've got to deal with. Nothing was bothering me until I got hit in Week 7. I've got a new set of pads being built, and I've been running and practicing in those. So it feels good. ... We were just saving up for playoffs hopefully, but it's out of my control."

Read the rest: https://www.mcall.com/sports/sns-tns-bc-fbn-cowboys-vanderesch-20191224-story.html

 

[Cmac]

Save yourself Wolf Hunter.

 

[BigD5]

My goodness. Only these “Dallas Cowboys”

What a terribly run organization

All those gambles on injured players and troubled players and Jerry and crew didn’t hit on not one of them. Not a single one

 

[MysteryIceGuro]

Whatever at this point. Hope he gets better is all I can say.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Can we just draft a player without any injury or drug flags for once? My goodness.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Love him as a player, but I felt it was a huge risk using a 1st round pick on him. Just knew there was more to his neck/spine injury than we were lead on there was not.

 

[perrykemp]

Remember the debates here on CZ a month ago where people jumped up and down indicating that the spinal stenosis thing was just a vicious rumor and that he just had a "stinger" in college?

 

[WillieBeamen]

Lol @ saving for playoffs



delusional *** franchise

 

[Zman5]

Another young promising Cowboys LB, DeVonte Holloman, had to retire due to the same condition.

I guess our medical team don't check or care if a player has this condition.

 

[Tabascocat]

Hmm, surgery for stenosis is usually the last option when other treatments are ineffective. It was irresponsible to draft LVE if they did know of this ahead of time because it will continue to deteriorate.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Well if we can get 3 more good productive seasons out of him I’d say it’s still a good pick. No way he’s getting a long term deal.

 

[stilltheguru]

Remember linebacker core was a strength? Lol. Now all we'll have nect year is jaylon. Lee needs to be gone

 

[MysteryIceGuro]

Remember linebacker core was a strength? Lol. Now all we'll have nect year is jaylon. Lee needs to be gone

They will cut Jaylon. We will have to draft and pick one up in FA or trade for one.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Remember linebacker core was a strength? Lol. Now all we'll have nect year is jaylon. Lee needs to be gone

Explain why lee needs to be gone. He’s only making 2.5 million this year?

 

[stilltheguru]

They will cut Jaylon. We will have to draft and pick one up in FA or trade for one.

Lol jaylon isnt getting cut. You bring in a real staff and get the most of of him.

 

[stilltheguru]

Explain why lee needs to be gone. He’s only making 2.5 million this year?

Too damn slow

 

[perrykemp]

Hmm, surgery for stenosis is usually the last option when other treatments are ineffective. It was irresponsible to draft LVE if they did know of this ahead of time because it will continue to deteriorate.

"Still, the surgery carries potential long-term implications of consequence.

Dr. Neel Anand works in Los Angeles as a professor of orthopaedic surgery and director of spine trauma at Cedars-Sinai Spine Center. He has not personally evaluated Vander Esch but is familiar with spinal stenosis and disk issues in sports, having worked with current and retired athletes. Anand cautioned about NFL career longevity concerns for Vander Esch if disk problems persist.

To undergo this neck surgery once is one thing.

Should it be done again, Anand said, a serious conversation about Vander Esch's career would be required. Essentially, the January surgery is significant because it removes an important buffer between Vander Esch and a second neck surgery that would mandate a hard look at retirement.

"If it happens again, I'm quite sure it would be a good idea not to play," Anand said in a recent phone interview. "You're risking the spinal cord. At the end of the day, your spinal cord takes precedence over any amount of athleticism or whatever incentives are involved. It is your spinal cord. So I think if you get it the second time around, most people would advise not to play. The risk is just too much. ... Nobody wants a spinal cord injury. No."

More: https://www.mcall.com/sports/sns-tns-bc-fbn-cowboys-vanderesch-20191224-story.html

 

[MysteryIceGuro]

Lol jaylon isnt getting cut. You bring in a real staff and get the most of of him.

How does one get the most out of a glasses making, pro-bowl obsessed, pimp-witch wannabe that lacks basic football fundamentals? Bill Belichick himself would not be capable of saving Jaylon Smith. He is dead weight like his QB. 2016 was a bust draft minus Zeke (who only shows up every other game now).

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Too damn slow

He’s good depth. If they get an adequate replacement fine. But so many other holes to fill.

 

[mardwin]

Another young promising Cowboys LB, DeVonte Holloman, had to retire due to the same condition.

I guess our medical team don't check or care if a player has this condition.

LVE back issues were known coming out of college so blame the GM of whomever makes personnel decisions.