Week 15 Injury Report : How We Jinxed Frank Gore, How the Injured Reserve Promotes Player Safety, Should Aaron Rodgers & Cam Newton Play in Week 16?
After each week of NFL football games for the 2018- 2019 season, the Heads 'N Tales podcast will be posting an episode dedicated to injuries and health & safety topics surrounding the NFL. Specifically we will talk about possible prevention strategies, the rulebook, equipment and other injury buzz around the league.
The strategist for these episodes will be one of my closest friends, Josh Boyd. Josh and I grew up playing baseball together. Josh was a division-1 center fielder for Monmouth University and experienced his fair share of injuries throughout his career. Although Josh never played organized football, the dude flat-out knows the game of football and undoubtably knows more about the ins-and-outs of the sport better than I do from both a fan and x's & o's perspective.
Dr. Wazim Buksh "Waz" is the newest member to the Heads 'N Tales team and has been a long time friend of mine. Waz will serve as the medical expert in these recordings to give you the most realistic expectations for when your favorite players go down with an injury and what their road to recovery will look like. Dr. Buksh is board certified in both Internal and Sports Medicine. Waz completed his sports medicine fellowship with the New York Jets medical staff in 2014.
Our intention for these episodes is to spark conversations around topics that are usually brushed under the rug or only minimally covered in the hopes of making football and all sports safer for the athletes who play them.
You are currently looking at the show notes for Week 15 of the 2018 season!
Week 15 Injuries:
Green Bay Packers: Aaron Jones, RB, Knee Possible MCL
Aaron Jones may be done for year with knee injury https://t.co/GbXLNmpMep pic.twitter.com/IdXqruSE5F
— Fantasy Sports News (@fantasysportsso) December 17, 2018
#Packers place RB Aaron Jones on injured reserve, sign WR Allen Lazard to the 53-man roster & sign two players to the practice squad.
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) December 18, 2018
Roster moves 📰: https://t.co/2CjMnhorDj pic.twitter.com/PydavU9sPd
Miami Dolphins: Frank Gore, RB, Ankle
The streak ends… WE JINXED HIM!!!
After undergoing tests on his sprained foot, Dolphins’ RB Frank Gore is not expected to play again this season, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 17, 2018
#Dolphins RB Frank Gore, who is out the final two weeks with a mid-foot sprain, will see how his foot heals before a determination is made whether he needs surgery, source said. He’s clearly playing forever, so he needs to make sure he’s right for 2019.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 17, 2018
Even with potential injury, Frank Gore showcases his toughness. pic.twitter.com/kkntHuQ9qc
— Melissa Jacobs (@thefootballgirl) December 16, 2018
Do you realize that Frank Gore (21) is 168 yards away from registering his 13th straight season of producing 1,000 or more all-purpose yards. And he’s doing it at 35, while averaging 4.7 yards per carry? pic.twitter.com/4ynz4c5DZC
— Omar Kelly (@OmarKelly) December 10, 2018
Gore has recorded 122 consecutive starts and has not missed a game since 2010.
Frank Gore, who hasn't missed a regular season game since 2010, is likely out for the season with a sprained foot https://t.co/QsxY8rQdom
— The MMQB (@theMMQB) December 17, 2018
Frank Gore has left the game with an ankle injury. According to @jocktodoc, this could be the end of the season for the #Dolphins RB#FantasyZone pic.twitter.com/EHNsbIDMwB
— Red Zone Channel (@RedZoneChannel) December 16, 2018
#KeenanAllen right hip contusion. Something to watch and hope it doesn't stiffen up in the cold. pic.twitter.com/xQBfKodsYC
— David J. Chao, MD (@ProFootballDoc) December 14, 2018
#Chargers WR Keenan Allen, who went down hard last night, was diagnosed with a hip pointer, source said. No structural damage and nothing that’ll affect him long-term. He could miss some time, but it’s unlikely to be much. All in all, could have been much worse.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 14, 2018
What happened to guys wearing girdle pads?
Chicago Bears: Eddie Jackson, S, Ankle
#Bears S Eddie Jackson with a huge INT but you can see him roll his ankle at the end of the play. To me, this looks like a high ankle sprain/MCL external rotation type mechanism. Hopefully this was where the injury happened and not before when he was stopping pic.twitter.com/LcWermSAAe
— The Jocs and Docs Show (@JocsandDocs) December 16, 2018
@ProFootballDoc What did you see here for Eddie Jackson? pic.twitter.com/m8vGYsDv5I
— Seare (@Seare1234) December 16, 2018
Bears coach Matt Nagy said Monday he doesn’t think injuries to safety Eddie Jackson and outside linebacker Aaron Lynch will be season-ending, but the team will know more in the next day after they receive test results. https://t.co/Dwd4D70U9t pic.twitter.com/qR1BDjFSCc
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) December 17, 2018
Dr. Waz Prognosis: By video, cleat caught in the ground - likely high ankle sprain - should be back for playoffs.
Tennessee Titans: Kenny Vaccaro, S, Concussion
I feel like John wick wit the stick pic.twitter.com/i8BXBEvN67
— Kenny Dwayne Vaccaro (@KennyVaccaro4) December 16, 2018
Vaccaro posted the video (this is a first)
Love it! https://t.co/maODVMK6p2
— Kenny Dwayne Vaccaro (@KennyVaccaro4) December 17, 2018
“Loves it” - when a Kenny loses his bucket, it doesn’t deter him from the mission… tough??
Tennessee Titans: Logan Ryan, CB, Broken Fibula
Breaking News: I believe the player should break his own news about his body. pic.twitter.com/YUlTiuOMnp
— Logan Ryan (@RealLoganRyan) December 17, 2018
Should players break the news? I guess, but is it accurate?
Philadelphia Eagles: Carson Wentz, QB, Stress Fracture
Bank on it that #CarsonWentz will not play again this season even if @Eagles make it deep into the playoffs. Stress fracture timeline is more month-to-month than week-to-week as explained here: https://t.co/ipcCSyG0EC https://t.co/myRYGG1baT
— David J. Chao, MD (@ProFootballDoc) December 17, 2018
Phillip Rivers Getting fired up on Helmet to helmet hit, no call:
Helmet-to-helmet hit on a defenseless QB in final minute. No call.
— Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. (@ChrisNowinski1) December 14, 2018
Interesting to see how upset Philip Rivers was. pic.twitter.com/gmRGMyQ5Qt
Redskins infections:
An infection during Derrius Guice's rehab delayed his recovery, required three additional procedures, prompted seven weeks of antibiotics and kept him from the team’s facility. (He's better now.) https://t.co/CuSsa6aFDR
— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) December 12, 2018
Dr. Waz teaches us about how infections effect the recovery process.
Should Aaron Rodgers/Cam Newton Play this week?:
Should Aaron Rodgers play these next two games? #Packers pic.twitter.com/owK4z9KYj7
— 105.7FM The FAN (@1057FMTheFan) December 18, 2018
Both teams Eliminated from Playoffs
2 weeks left,
Franchise QBs
Hurt but not injured?
Why the IR Promotes Player Safety.
#NFLWaytoPlay week 14
Jarrad Davis, LB for the @Lions, takes home the Week 14 #NFLWayToPlay Award for his patience and technique on this shoulder-first, wrap-up tackle. Here’s an archive of this season’s award recipients: https://t.co/C4uiuAf1Tz pic.twitter.com/EsRmPGw7l6
— NFL Football Operations (@NFLFootballOps) December 13, 2018
