Labrum, back, 2 major knee injuries, and 1 other. So, I am an idiot? He plays hard and is susceptible to these types of injuries, and his first 2 years in the NFL are proof positive no matter how hard it is to swallow for fans
He's got pencil legs which is not a good trait for a LB. He missed last year with an ACL and now this.......maybe he needs to lose weight and move to SS so there are fewer 300 lb bodies flying at his knees.
Do I think you're an idiot? No. You seem like a very intelligent guy, although you're a reds fan.
The injury is just one part of the problem, which is now an established pattern.
LOL I would accept idiot for being a fan of both these dumpster fires. Seems more than bad luck, and his style of play certainly is part of the issue with the guy. Shameful and feel bad for the kid
Liufau is just a guy. He doesn't look fast nor strong. There is no sizzle to his game. He's like a Russet Potato.
If his own ligaments are too torn up to last they can replace them with the teflon ones which will last forever and are stronger than natural ligaments. I'm not sure why they don't just do that in the first place for athletes. Rejection maybe?
I haven't heard about teflon tendons, only teflon to coat the ends of bones to make the joints function more smoothly. I have read that there are artificial tendon materials that are used to reinforce natural tendons when necessary.
One night when I was unable to sleep I watched a documentary about this new surgical technique for repairing knees. This was back in the 90's. I watched the doctor install an artificial tendon on a patient's knee. Basically it was an artificial tendon that they screwed into the bone. I will never forget the doctor pulling on that thing with all his might demonstrating how strong it was. I was amazed. It may not have been teflon.. Could have been some other material (it was like 3 am and I was half asleep) but as I watched it I thought to myself that career ending knee injuries would become a thing of the past. And they pretty much have.
Pollard is top 10 in rushing this year
The writing was on the wall the minute Jerry signed Dak to that ridiculous contract. This cluster is just in its beginning stages, this team won't be competitive for another 3 years minimum and has the potential to go much longer than that given Jerry's reluctance to draft a pedigreed QB.
I'm far from a doctor so don't take my knowledge on the subject too serious, but my wife works as a nurse at a surgery center that does a lot of sports related procedures so these are they types of conversations I hear about from time to time. From my understanding (and its a very limited understanding) you're absolutely right in how strong these things are at least for the average human. The issue seems to be that they arent the most flexible and struggle with a lot of high impact twisting motions which is why they aren't more common for athletes. Couldn't tell you if thats a specific type of material that has those issues, all of them, or how many different artificial ligaments are on the market right now.
