Portis hurts shoulder in Skins game, taken in for XRAYS
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The30YardSlant
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Looked like a dislocation to me
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Hailmary said:
For most guys? 2 weeks
For a RB who takes hits every down on his shoulders? A month or so
Dislocations arent hard to fix, but the sweeling and soreness just wont go away
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He's easily he most important player on that team. If he goes down for significant time, they're done.
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He probably wont play much for the rest of pre season. Like Emmitt always used to say, when you get hit 300-400 times a season, you dont need to be reminded what its like in the preseason. Portis is a seasoned back, my guess is he'll be there week 1. No need to wear down the shoulder before any of this counts.
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TheKey said:
And a ligament tear
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Portis squared up on that hit......
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Clinton Portis has a shoulder seperation. It was popped back in by the trainers and he will have an MRI tomorrow
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HeavyHitta31 said:
It doesn't sound quite right to me - most shoulder separations can't be "popped back", but dkislocations can be.
The shoulder is a very complicated complex of 4 joints. One of those is where the collar bone meets the shoulder blade (AC joint) - this is where shoulder separations occur. Another one is where the arm meets its socket in the shoulder blade (glenohumeral joint) - this is where dislocations occur.
If it is really true that his shoulder was put back in place then this is most likely a shoulder dislocation which is a much more serious injury in the long run than a shoulder separation. Once a shoulder has been dislocated, there is a strong tendency for it to recur without surgery. For a guy like Portis, the risk of recurrence would be close to 100%.
The other issue with shoulder dislocations is they are frequently accompanied by other injuries - small fractures of bone, nerve injuries, blood vessel injuries, capsule injuries, ligament injuries, tendor injuries ....
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He had chronic neck and shoulder problems at the end of last year as well. As I said in another post, Portis has taken just an unGodly amount of punishment his first two years under Gibbs. 700 carries, close to 800 touches, and that's not counting the way he throws his body into pass protection. I give him a lot of credit for his toughness, but his style and bodyframe does not lend itself to a long career. I had him pegged as a serious injury candidate this year. I passed on him in some of my fantasy drafts even though consensus said he was the best player on the board.
