Twitter: Leighton Vander Esch (neck) headed to IR

[WoodysGirl]

 

[KJJ]

This may retire him. The injuries that began in training camp are really starting to take their toll.

 

[funkytown817]

Might be time for Leighton to think of life after football.

 

[jwitten82]

Our run d really gonna struggle, and it wasn't all that with him in there

 

[J-man]

Well I guess now I know why my post 30 minutes ago asking this question was mysteriously deleted.
I'd like too get more of an update on what the injury actually is, how serious it is etc.
All I have seen or heard is that he hurt his neck. That cam mean a lot of things.

 

[Captain-Crash]

well, that's a wrap for him. He's done.

 

[CoachD]

An injury to LVE is as common as a punt in the NFL, this is his last year with the Cowboys if not in the NFL.

 

[Miller]

At this point the guy needs to retire and move on. He kept working hard and trying. I give him a lot of credit dealing with barbs that he was done years earlier and working toward coming back but it seems his body is done.

 

[John813]

That was a good impact regardless of his stenosis condition. Would be nice to hear some news on the actual injury and not speculation.

 

[mattjames2010]

He needs to retire.

 

[phildadon86]

Remember when JOK was sitting there and the Cowboys took Kelvin Joseph? Good times

 

[Mr_437]

Interesting this has developed into a possible season ending injury, and at that point career ending injury may creep into the discussion.

The LB position is now in transition. One thing is for sure the Cowboys need to add some LBs because these Ss aren't even doing the job at Safety, let alone LB.

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

I hope not, but this could be a career ender given his history.

 

[phildadon86]

I hope not, but this could be a career ender given his history.

Who needs Bobby Wagner. We got LVE for cheaper!

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

Who needs Bobby Wagner. We got LVE for cheaper!

That should have been a no-brainer move this off-season if the front office seriously thought they had a contending roster.

LVE was fine this year, but Damone Clark is just not good. On a good LB unit he is your 3rd or 4th player, not a starter.

 

[Bagman]

Remember when JOK was sitting there and the Cowboys took Kelvin Joseph? Good times

Who ?

 

[Creeper]

What is his injury exactly? I read x-rays taken were negative. X-rays can show bulging disks, bones out of place, basically any structural damage. Negative, to me, mean they found none of that.

Now his season may be over?

 

[nyc-cowboy]

Well knock me over with a feather...who could have seen this coming...

 

[John813]

What is his injury exactly? I read x-rays taken were negative. X-rays can show bulging disks, bones out of place, basically any structural damage. Negative, to me, mean they found none of that.

Now his season may be over?

Yea, unless the MRI showed some type of pinched nerve or inflammation and they want him to rest/wait till inflammation goes down prior to further diagnosis?

 

[Creeper]

Yea, unless the MRI showed some type of pinched nerve or inflammation and they want him to rest/wait till inflammation goes down prior to further diagnosis?

Did he have an MRI? I did not read that. I guess it would be reasonable to assume he did. Still, I havent heard anything about what an MRI showed. Soft tissue injuries, unless there is a tear, should not be season ending. Inflammation is at most a 4 week recovery with the medical care players get.

It is what it is. I guess they just have to deal with it.