Return of Jermichael Finley unlikely without surgery

MintBaconDrivel
Senior Member Topic Starter

11 years ago

If Packers tight end Jermichael Finley did suffer a spinal cord bruise, as one report claimed, the likelihood of him returning to the field without having to undergo surgery is slim, according to a highly regarded spinal surgeon who has studied NFL neck injuries

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Pack93z
Select Member

11 years ago

Great... now we have experts commenting on the prognosis of Finley without even seeing him, knowing his case, his details, his injury. I get the NFL sells and stories are needed... but in a case this sensitive.. you would think they would wait for the facts, not speculation.

Why this bothers me.. I don't know.. but in light that his son was upset about his concussion earlier this year and him possibly hearing this speculation on ESPN, which may or may not come to reality, just seems so unneeded. For what.. to be the first one to maybe get it right? To collect another dollar..

This isn't a football matter at the moment.. why not let his life take it course without this type of reporting?

Bleh. Bleh...... Bleh.

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play2win
Senior Member

11 years ago

This is not looking good for his return to football. However, he has full use of his motor function, and for that I am thankful that he can carry on being a Dad to his kids, a husband to his wife, etc., and still lead a full life. He looked to be having his best year yet, and this injury is a loss to the Packers team, without question. I've been SO impressed with his blocking and his improved play. I'm just so happy he wasn't paralyzed. Good for him and his family. That life is more important, the one outside of football.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

11 years ago

I can't help wonder if the Packers are keeping shush on this for a tactical advantage of some sort. Perhaps wishful thinking/hoping.

Edit, the tweet was Finley saying all the information out there right now IS FALSE. He's deleted the tweet.

Dulak
Veteran Member

11 years ago

Originally Posted by: play2win

This happened to collins also - although I dont know what type of injury he ever had; I wouldnt think it was the same because it was never mentioned - but look at what happened to him; surgery then never play again.

Wade
Veteran Member

11 years ago

Originally Posted by: Pack93z

Media = race of trolls.

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play2win
Senior Member

11 years ago

I can't help wonder if the Packers are keeping shush on this for a tactical advantage of some sort. Perhaps wishful thinking/hoping.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

Really hard to say. Figure, Finley is not unlike the way Collins was at this stage right now. The players love what they do and can easily be in a bit of rightful denial about the brevity of the circumstances. Really a tough road for the players who find themselves in such a position. Football is their livelihood, and pretty much all they've known if they've made it this far.

Pack93z, I know the second hand info swirling about with regards to Finley's injury and possible prognosis is disturbing from a fan perspective, but spinal surgeons know what they are seeing in real time, and if certain criteria are present, I don't think it is too much of a stretch for them to surmise the options that lay ahead, given what they've seen.

You are absolutely right, that we don't know. But, I can appreciate the guessing from a spinal surgeon, and wouldn't discount it, for what it is. Guessing from afar, but a professional's guess at that.

steveishere
Veteran Member

11 years ago

Originally Posted by: Pack93z

Did you even read the article? The expert said he couldn't comment on Finley specifically. He was giving analysis of anybody with a bruised spinal cord.

Pack93z
Select Member

11 years ago

Did you even read the article? The expert said he couldn't comment on Finley specifically. He was giving analysis of anybody with a bruised spinal cord.

Originally Posted by: steveishere

Yes I read the article.. maybe I should have put it in better context.. why run with a story without seeing his case, not so much the experts fault but the writer. We have heard how many different angles on the Finley story.. facts are hard to pinpoint with all the conjecture being thrown about.

My point is why run such a story without facts? You know ESPN and every other venue is going to run with the angle.

That is the point... most are going to run with the headline. "Return of Jermichael Finley unlikely without surgery"... and that is it.. just heard it on ESPN.. it is sloppy work in my opinion.

Is that better? Did you read my whole post and not catch why run with that type of reporting?

The article just seems unnecessary and premature... not to mention unfair to Finley and his family.

Again.. this is not about football at the moment.

"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"

steveishere
Veteran Member

11 years ago

#10

The headline sucks but the article itself is good. I don't see any problem with having an expert lay out scenarios and facts of spinal injuries. There's nothing wrong with having that information out there and I was glad to read it.

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