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http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/04/14/nfl-draft-combine-second-medical-exams-myles-jack-jaylon-smith
Teams can also examine injured players when they host them on pre-draft visits, but since Jack has taken only five such visits, there are 27 other teams eager for a second look. The MMQB recently talked to one team that said it already cleared Jack on his physical during his visit. Another team with a pick in the top 10 has not yet signed off on Jack’s knee, but is interested in him and waiting to see how he looks at the Indy re-check.
Yet another team currently believes Jack may need an additional procedure on his knee, possibly microfracture surgery, at some point in the future. Jack said yesterday that he does not believe he’ll need any further procedures. The meniscus is the knee’s natural shock absorber, so if parts of it are torn off or damaged, that can lead to bone-on-bone grinding and arthritis. But Jack said the surgery preserved the entire meniscus, which was sutured to the bone to prevent that troublesome scenario. “They put eight sutures in, sewed the meniscus back to make sure it sticks to the bone, and it is healing fine,” he said. “I should never have an issue with this ever again, which is great.”
Teams can also examine injured players when they host them on pre-draft visits, but since Jack has taken only five such visits, there are 27 other teams eager for a second look. The MMQB recently talked to one team that said it already cleared Jack on his physical during his visit. Another team with a pick in the top 10 has not yet signed off on Jack’s knee, but is interested in him and waiting to see how he looks at the Indy re-check.
Yet another team currently believes Jack may need an additional procedure on his knee, possibly microfracture surgery, at some point in the future. Jack said yesterday that he does not believe he’ll need any further procedures. The meniscus is the knee’s natural shock absorber, so if parts of it are torn off or damaged, that can lead to bone-on-bone grinding and arthritis. But Jack said the surgery preserved the entire meniscus, which was sutured to the bone to prevent that troublesome scenario. “They put eight sutures in, sewed the meniscus back to make sure it sticks to the bone, and it is healing fine,” he said. “I should never have an issue with this ever again, which is great.”
