Eagles: The March To IR Begins

[Gryphon]

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/ho...l.jsp?id=53668

Richmond, Clarke Have Surgery

August 18, 2006
By DAVE SPADARO

Greg Richmond was excited because he was finally healthy and ready to make a strong run at the 53-man roster. Adrien Clarke was excited because he wanted to take last year's experience and catapult it into more during the 2006 campaign.
Both, however, underwent surgery this week and are headed to the Injured Reserve list for the entire season.

The Eagles Friday announced that Richmond and Clarke each underwent lower back surgery on Wednesday, August 16. Both surgeries took place at the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson Hospital. Richmond's surgery was performed by Dr. Todd Albert, while Clarke's surgery was performed by Dr. Alex Vaccaro.

Clarke, a seventh-round draft pick in 2004 from Ohio State, started four games at left guard last year and was in line to compete for a more prominent role in the offense this year.

But Clarke suffered his back injury in the preseason game against Oakland and didn't play a snap more before having the surgery.

Richmond, who joined the team as a rookie free agent in 2004, spent that season on the practice squad and then looked to make a roster run last spring. But he suffered a herniated disc early in last year's training camp and underwent surgery, spending the season on Injured Reserve.

Both he and Clarke are in line for that fate this season.

 

[Blue&Silver]

Guess they've been lucky in the injury department thus far since nobody has a clue who these players are.

 

[Gryphon]

I think this is the beginning of a list of their players to see IR this year.

 

[Phoenix-Talon]

Guess they've been lucky in the injury department thus far since nobody has a clue who these players are.

I know you are a Cowboy's fan ...but you sure slammed the hammer down on Gryphon's head with that comment. Now if he had said the same thing about Portis ...I would have been concerned (if I were a Skins fan)!

 

[Phoenix-Talon]

I think this is the beginning of a list of their players to see IR this year.

Wait ...do you think this is the year 2005? BTW, where were you this time if the year in 2005 -- we sure could have used you then!


You're really stretching it a bit far dude.

 

[Phoenix-Talon]

I think this is the beginning of a list of their players to see IR this year.

Update on "The March to IR Begins" ...Eagles mascot stubs his little toe during a preseasy. The signs are clear ...they are on a downhill spiral to the IR.

 

[dargonking999]

PT just go away

 

[Phoenix-Talon]

PT just go away

Only because you say so ...

 

[DallasEast]

Only because you say so ...

...um ...go away..?



j/k

 

[AJM1613]

I think this is the beginning of a list of their players to see IR this year.

Ummmm....the first players placed on IR are always the beginning of a list of the team's players on IR. Teams rarely (probably never) go through a season without a few players out for the year.

That's football.

 

[TheSkaven]

Ummmm....the first players placed on IR are always the beginning of a list of the team's players on IR. Teams rarely (probably never) go through a season without a few players out for the year.

That's football.

AJM! Talk about a disappearing act, here's a zoner who was all over our message boards during training camp last year then promptly disappeared when the Eagles went into the tank.

I guess that means you'll be gone again somewhere around... week 5?

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Guess they can sign a couple of beagles.

 

[jimmy40]

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/ho...l.jsp?id=53668

Richmond, Clarke Have Surgery

August 18, 2006
By DAVE SPADARO

Greg Richmond was excited because he was finally healthy and ready to make a strong run at the 53-man roster. Adrien Clarke was excited because he wanted to take last year's experience and catapult it into more during the 2006 campaign.
Both, however, underwent surgery this week and are headed to the Injured Reserve list for the entire season.

The Eagles Friday announced that Richmond and Clarke each underwent lower back surgery on Wednesday, August 16. Both surgeries took place at the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson Hospital. Richmond's surgery was performed by Dr. Todd Albert, while Clarke's surgery was performed by Dr. Alex Vaccaro.

Clarke, a seventh-round draft pick in 2004 from Ohio State, started four games at left guard last year and was in line to compete for a more prominent role in the offense this year.

But Clarke suffered his back injury in the preseason game against Oakland and didn't play a snap more before having the surgery.

Richmond, who joined the team as a rookie free agent in 2004, spent that season on the practice squad and then looked to make a roster run last spring. But he suffered a herniated disc early in last year's training camp and underwent surgery, spending the season on Injured Reserve.

Both he and Clarke are in line for that fate this season.

So they've played three preseason games and lost two nobodies? That's pretty good.

 

[Phoenix-Talon]

AJM! Talk about a disappearing act, here's a zoner who was all over our message boards during training camp last year then promptly disappeared when the Eagles went into the tank.

I guess that means you'll be gone again somewhere around... week 5?

Like so many other Zoners here, I'm always being told that someone could have been here all the time monitoring the board...just not posting.

I'm not speaking for AJM 1613, or Tobias-Eagle 77, but none of us have to account for our whereabouts to you.

 

[Phoenix-Talon]

Ummmm....the first players placed on IR are always the beginning of a list of the team's players on IR.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

 

[AJM1613]

AJM! Talk about a disappearing act, here's a zoner who was all over our message boards during training camp last year then promptly disappeared when the Eagles went into the tank.

I guess that means you'll be gone again somewhere around... week 5?

I'll probably disappear a lot sooner than that. I don't have the time to post on message boards too often anymore, it has nothing to do with the Eagles’ record.