Posted on 01/12/2006 7:21:14 PM PST by RedCell
CINCINNATI -- Carson Palmer's knee injury was "devastating and potentially career-ending," involving numerous ligament tears, a shredded ligament, damaged cartilage and a dislocated kneecap, his surgeon said Thursday.
The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback tore ligaments in his left knee when he was hit by Pittsburgh's Kimo von Oelhoffen on his first pass during the Steelers' 31-17 playoff victory Sunday.
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His brother Jordan plays down here at UTEP. Pretty good, but needs to develop more. Played WR until he was a senior in high school.
yeah I watched a couple UTEP games this year on ESPN2...
fun to watch though :)
I'm pretty sure there is insurance for this type of thing.
All you sports fans out there go see Glory Road tomorrow. I heard previews in Dallas and New York City were getting standing ovations. Skip Bareback Mountin. BTW my oldest son plays ball with Don Haskins' grandson. Hit 3/3 from beyond the 3 pt. line tonight.
I don't know...it didnt look that way to me, and I have no interest in the teams...
Palmer is a hard worker. I think he will come back.
that's cool.
actually I am going out of town tomorrow with the wife....
I had a shoulder appointment at 145 and then I'm off :)
So maybe I will see it Sunday....
A dislocated knee cap is VERY serious. You typically wind up tearing everything (tendons, ligaments, cartilage) in the joint.
This could easily end his career or dramatically limit his ability to play.
was it a nasty hit? Sure thing.
was it intentional? No way in hell.
You can't intentionally do that. He had no idea where the ball was (his face was in the ground).
Look at his reaction after the hit. He was disgusted with himself over it.
You are exactly right. That reaction by that thug afterwards was totally phony. The Steelers are thugs, even by the standards of what the NFL has become.
I shudder to think what they'll try to do to Harrison and Manning this week.
more on "Glory Road" (you got my curiosity going):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385726/
a review is posted at the bottom of the page
Kimo von Oelhoffen has more class in his little toe than you have in your whole friggin body. You have no clue.
Get a clue.
Just had surgery for almost the same thing except the knee cap. Don't know the results yet as still on crutches. It was career ending for me, but my potential ended 28 years ago.
That's remarkably stupid.
The hit wasn't dirty. I've heard no actual NFL player suggest it was. Football is a contact sport.
I have enough class not to roll on a guy's knee when the play was over. That was not momentum. He did that on purpose.
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