Robert Griffin III Has Torn ACL and LCL, Will Have Surgery In Morning

Chris Mortensen just reported that Dr. James Andrews made the determination that Griffin did tear his ACL in his right knee, in additon to the LCL. It had been earlier reported that the LCL would require surgery. Griffin will undergo the total reconstruction surgery of the LCL and ACL on Wednesday morning with Dr. Andrews.

Griffin had previously tore his ACL in 2009 and missed most of that season at Baylor. The recovery time is 6 to 8 months. We’ve just seen Adrian Peterson make a ridiculous recovery and come back to finish with over 2,000 yards rushing. It would be foolish, though, to consider that the average scenario. The current recovery time puts Griffin back in time for training camp as a best case scenario, and working back in the preseason in a more average recovery time.

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11 Responses to “Robert Griffin III Has Torn ACL and LCL, Will Have Surgery In Morning”

wildcat1144 Says:
January 9th, 2013 at 1:38 AM

Hope they take their time with Griffin with his recovery. No need to rush this young man back.

agoodfella Says:
January 9th, 2013 at 4:29 AM

Hope they take their time with Griffin with his recovery. No need to rush this young man back.

This. Please, please do a first rate job docs. Then do first rate post op recovery, first rate rehab, nutrition, the whole 9. If you have to miss a few games so be it. If you have to miss half or even a full season, it would suck, but if that meant RG3 at 100%, so be it… But that’s just me…

Liquor Says:
January 9th, 2013 at 7:41 AM

They saying on the radio that it was the same knee in college and it was the repaired part (patella graph?) that tore.

Bad, bad news. Guys like AP and Mcgahee are the exception, lots of guys are never quite the same.

Some Random Old Dude Says:
January 9th, 2013 at 7:47 AM

Hope the ‘Skins tweak their offensive philosophy to lessen injury risk to Griffin. Player has a fairly thick medical file for one so young.

I would hate to see his career end prematurely because the genius coach kept exposing him to greater risk of getting busted up.

Caribou Says:
January 9th, 2013 at 7:58 AM

They saying on the radio that it was the same knee in college and it was the repaired part (patella graph?) that tore.

When I tore my ACL they used the patella -graph as well. The 2nd time I tore it, they used a cadaver ACL. For him being a 1st class athlete (unlike myself, of course), why wouldnt they go the cadaver ACL right off the bat? My patella graph tore within 5 years, but my 2nd time, it’s held up great.

You’d think they’d make sure they gave him the best chance of continuing his career as an athlete and give him the cadaver ligament

/just my opinion
//not a orthopedic surgeon

Clayton Cargill Says:
January 9th, 2013 at 8:13 AM

I’m torn between really loving this guy and really hating the Redskins and wishing them ill for their stupidity, and cavalier attitude about this guy’s health.

There’s no way to get what I want here, so I’ll wish Bob good luck, and a speedy recovery. And that Dallas plays washington weeks 1 and 4 next year.

MP III Says:
January 9th, 2013 at 8:30 AM

Hopefully he won’t be the same. Maybe this will force the skins from running him so much, and making him pass more. I get him running on broken pass plays, but maybe tap the breaks on 4-5 called qb runs a game. Worked well at Baylor.

Sean Jean Says:
January 9th, 2013 at 8:45 AM

It sucks, but everyone saw something like this coming the way the Skins just let him run around and take tons of hits all year. Most thought it would be something with a concussion type injury given the type of hits he was taking, but an ACL tear isn’t that surprising either. It’s a shame, but we all saw it coming.

Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
January 9th, 2013 at 8:51 AM