News: LVE confirms he has spinal stenosis

[Beast_from_East]

Yeah I’m pretty much limited in doing heavy impact activities. My situation is obviously different as I’m older than him by about 14 years and I’m not exactly rushing to get the neck fusion the neurosurgeon said I could get, but still.

I think you are doing right holding off on the neck fusion as long as possible. I know some people say it really helps them, but it severely limits your activities and even daily lifestyle.

 

[Blackspider214]

Good point...…….with possibly millions at stake, he may feel the risk is warranted.

Yep. Especially knowing if he can tough it out for 2-3 more years, he can get that coveted big contract, which is always the contract after your rookie deal.

But spinal issues is serious stuff. Is the prospect of millions worth it if you paralyze yourself for the rest of your life? Nope. Especially at the LB position where you are using your neck a lot.

 

[Captain-Crash]

I hope this year we get a guy with one arm or a bad heart, but he's a player with promise.

 

[GMO415]

Cut bait

 

[Mr_437]

These players are tripping. The 2019 Cowboys suck azz, heal up and try again next year. So tired of hearing about SBs and Playoffs from this sorry azz team.

 

[baltcowboy]

"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

Wow. LVE is a career ending injury waiting to happen. Yeah players like Zeke are selfish for holding out for money. Dak should take 15 million a year and like it. Fans is short for fanatics.

 

[DuncanIso]

"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

it’s a reminder that these guys have very short careers.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

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.

This is not the case at all. We have a GAMBLER for an owner and GM. He can gamble because the Cowboys do not have to win to make money. It is the worst possible position to be in for a fan...because we don't get paid for being Cowboys fans. Win, lose or draw...Jerry gets paid. So he ALWAYS wins!

 

[DuncanIso]

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

agree.

dallas LBs play soft zone on passing downs. Mostly.

eagles took advantage of it.

 

[HungryLion]

omg you can’t make this stuff up.


Goodness freaking gracious.

 

[Aviano90]

Annnnndddddd the hits just keep on coming. This franchise is just a complete mess.

 

[DuncanIso]

It will be ok.

Our LB corps all have had injuries.

Jaylon and Lee have had knees done.

 

[Captain-Crash]

Stephen is bullish on lve.

 

[Hadenough]

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?

Exactly! You had to know there was more to it with him missing so much time. Then hearing the rumor about stenosis made sense.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

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.

I didn’t think anyone remembered him. He was looking to have a real solid career I didn’t know he had that injury.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

So between him, Taco and Letting Cooper walk? That’s our last 3 first round picks gone down the drain it seems.

 

[Hadenough]

I hope LVE has a successful surgery and decides to do what's best for his own health.

 

[Brooksey]

If the surgery goes well he should be 100%. I'm not concerned about stenosis unless something goes wrong with the surgery.

 

[Gaede]

Calvin Ridley should've been the pick.

LVE was amazing his rookie year. But even before his injury, he was bad. Playing soft. Which many of us believed was his weakness in college.

Sucks that he's injured and I hope he stays healthy, but his career prospects look pretty dim right about now

 

[Zman5]

I didn’t think anyone remembered him. He was looking to have a real solid career I didn’t know he had that injury.

He got injured in a preseason game (Ravens?) and that's when he found out he had that condition. It's too bad because, like you said, he was looking to have a solid career.