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Video: NFL Injury Recap from a Scary Sunday

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We all know the NFL is a league filled with extremely athletic men that hit harder than you can ever imagine. Injuries are a part of the game. However, this past Sunday we saw a ton of injuries that were serious, and scary. Here’s what you may have missed:

Ricardo Lockette (Concussion)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmV4e2hsqhE

“Lockette had full movement in his extremities not long after leaving the Dallas Cowboys-Seattle Seahawks game late in the second quarter, according to reports. That was great news after watching medical staff tend to Lockette on the field for nearly 10 minutes after a wicked collision with Jeff Heath while blocking for a punt return.

Preliminary reports on Lockette’s injury indicate only a concussion, albeit the kind of severe one that was taken seriously even 30 years ago (when all “minor” concussions were treated with smelling salts, Gatorade and pep talks). We may see Lockette again in a few weeks. The Seahawks, who got just seven receptions for 74 yards from wide receivers in a 13-12 win over the Cowboys, need all the help they can get. As of Sunday, it was just great seeing Lockette move his thumbs.”

Khiry Robinson (Leg)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU3fkqyiJd8

“Lockette’s injury made you worry about his long-term health. Robinson’s injury, with his leg jutting from a pile at an angle that bore little relation to the position of his body, made you squirm and imagine how it would feel if it happened to you. Medical staff applied an air cast to the injury before Robinson was carted off. It was gruesome, and it ended the season of a valuable New Orleans Saints role player on an afternoon when a video game-like 52-49 win put the team back in the playoff picture.”

That literally made me want to throw up when you just see the bone pop and go the wrong direction.

Le’Veon Bell (Knee)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiLVd9xl8XU

“Bell appeared to injure his knee when his leg got twisted at a painfully skewed angle early in the Steelers’ 16-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reported that Bell was expected to go on season-ending injured reserve if a suspected MCL tear was confirmed.

Whether Bell ends up missing a few games or the season, the Steelers must do a better job of adapting to his loss than they did Sunday. Offensive coordinator Todd Haley apparently forgot that DeAngelo Williams led the team in rushing in the first two weeks of the season and decided to just let Roethlisberger launch bomb after bomb down the field.

Roethlisberger threw 45 passes even though he didn’t appear to be at peak capacity, with many balls sailing into tight coverage or (late in the game) defenders’ arms. Williams had a 55-yard run but just eight other carries even though the Steelers led for most of the day.

Haley did a fine job compensating for the loss of Bell and then for Roethlisberger, but he might not have three or four more rational, nonreactionary game plans in him.”

Not many things to say about this one. It looked ugly. It will be ugly for the Steelers trying to replace Bell. Speedy recovery to the extremely talented HB.

Steve Smith (Foot)

“Smith has a torn Achilles, ending his season. Smith had said that this would be his final year, though he’s the kind of guy who will return with a chip on his shoulder if he doesn’t like the way his final season ended.

And who can like the way this season ended? Smith was having a great game (five catches, 82 yards) before stumbling to the ground at the end of a screen-and-run, pointing to his feet, banging his hands on the ground in anguish, and making it clear that he wouldn’t be getting up and shaking this one off.

Smith is one of the NFL’s unique players and characters. He would be a superstar with lots of endorsements and a Hall of Fame bandwagon waiting in the garage if he hadn’t spent so many seasons on a small-market team spinning its wheels. If Smith chooses to hang up his cleats, spend time with his family and rebrand himself as the world’s angriest color commentator, that will be swell. But if he chooses to return, it will be worth a season of standing ovations.”

Update on this situation:

Matt Forte (Knee)

“The Chicago Bears did not provide much information about Matt Forte’s knee injury after their 23-20 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, but Jay Glazer said the team thinks it’s an MCL injury (per Mike Garafolo of Fox Sports).

Forte has been a constant source of reliability and professionalism through three frustrating seasons of Bears football. At times over the last few years, he looked like the only guy on the roster who was still playing hard. If Forte misses extended time, it will force the Bears to evaluate not just backup Jeremy Langford (who rushed for 46 yards but dropped a critical late-game pass) but also their entire offense and general rebuilding plan.

It might be best for the Bears in the long run to discover what kind of team they will be without Forte. But Forte is a football lover’s football player, so we hope to see him back sometime.”

Cameron Wake (Achilles)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ype_pzcB5Pk

“Cameron Wake kicked off the Week 8 injury rash with an Achilles tear in the Miami Dolphins’ Thursday night loss to the New England Patriots.

The Dolphins could have lost to the host Patriots and still looked like a team that had turned things around. But the Wake injury, coupled with an embarrassing showing by the rest of the Dolphins, stopped the Dan Campbell Metallica Mosh Pit Tour in its tracks.”

Reggie Bush (Knee)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qNpXZO6d2g

“Slipping and falling in front of a wall covered by a giant picture of Brian Quick was one of the most Reggie Bush things Reggie Bush has done in his long, baffling career. He could have at least chosen a Robert Quinn photo or a Deacon Jones memorial to jog up to and stumble in front of as if he thought he saw a huge genie pop out of a lamp. Bush’s pratfall was the stuff of great GIF amusement…except that he may have torn his ACL, according to Garafolo.

Is this how it ends for the former Heisman winner, the would-be Barry Sanders who flung himself at the all-time draft bust list but missed by assembling several fairly productive seasons for the Saints, the Detroit Lions and the Dolphins? Bush looked the forgotten rock star playing county fairs when coming off the San Francisco 49ers bench this season. Maybe he was destined to go out this way: Bush never burned brightly enough to burn out, but he made it his business to fade away.

It’s hard to imagine Bush rebounding (if his injury is indeed serious) and finding a more desperate situation than “2015 49ers backup running back” from which to launch an unlikely extra encore. But the one thing Bush has never been is predictable.”

Ryan Fitzpatrick (Thumb)

“Fitzpatrick suffered an injury to his non-throwing hand in the first quarter. True to form, the New York Jets responded to Geno Smith’s presence in the huddle by suddenly becoming terrible in all phases of football, including running the ball and tackling, as if they were suddenly too countermotivated to even jog, let alone tackle Michael Crabtree. The Oakland Raiders trounced the Jets by a misleadingly close 34-20 margin.

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reported in mid-game that the Jets front office was already inquiring around the league for quarterbacks, which is not unusual when a quarterback gets injured but becomes extra juicy when the Jets and Geno are involved. (Smith also got hurt late in the game but stayed in except for a brief return by Fitzpatrick.)

Pro Football Talk even mentioned Ryan Mallett for extra intrigue: Mallett would try to rumble with Geno but show up an hour late. There were no Tim Tebow rumors at press time, but we can always hope.

Todd Bowles’ Jets had been distinguishing themselves from the old Rex Ryan Jets by rising above the drama and playing disciplined football each week. Judging by their collective response to Fitzpatrick’s injury, the Jets may have just re-jetsificated.”

Injury information courtesy of Bleacher Report

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