Rapoport: Vernon Butler Suffered Just A Sprain - MRI Today

[The Lobo]

20 minutes ago, Hogmolliesmaht said:

Just saw Rapoport  on TV and he says it's an MCL sprain. That's great news, if true. FTR, he also called that a cheap shot.

So how many weeks does this type of sprain take to recover? 

[ecu88]

Cannot find on de interwebz for verification 

[Jeremy Igo]

7 minutes ago, The Lobo said:

So how many weeks does this type of sprain take to recover? 

4-6
 

Didn't Daryl Williams have the same thing his rookie year? 

[Bartin]

24 minutes ago, Hogmolliesmaht said:

Just saw Rapoport  on TV and he says it's an MCL sprain. That's great news, if true. FTR, he also called that a cheap shot.

It was. It was a peel back block which were recently made illegal and don't have a place in preseason even if they are legal.

[Hogmolliesmaht]

I still want to see confirmation on this from the MRI. The recovery time really depends on the severity of the sprain, plus Butler is 330lbs, so there's that.

[ecu88]

Just now, Bartin said:

It was. It was a peel back block which were recently made illegal and don't have a place in preseason even if they are legal.

It was very dirty for preseason and I agree it has no place in NFL.

[The Lobo]

6 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

4-6
 

Didn't Daryl Williams have the same thing his rookie year? 

I think so. I remember Kemba Walker had a similar injury and it took 6 weeks. I just didn't know if it differed from sport to sport because different body types and movement etc.

[ncsu12engr]

If it is in fact 4-6 weeks he could be back in time for the Saints game, which would be nice. 

[Jeremy Igo]

8 minutes ago, ncsu12engr said:

If it is in fact 4-6 weeks he could be back in time for the Saints game, which would be nice. 

Very true. 

 

Although the Panthers are in such a lucky position right now to have two stud defensive tackles ready to go. I feel like most teams would kill just to have one. 

[ncsu12engr]

1 minute ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Very true. 

 

Although the Panthers are in such a lucky position right now to have two stud defensive tackles ready to go. I feel like most teams would kill just to have one. 

It is nice, but we need all the advantages we can get when we go up to New England on October 1st. Having a fully healthy d-line rotation would definitely help.

[KB_fan]

10 hours ago, WarHeel said:

Well that's not specific at all. A sprain could be a pretty serious thing depending on the grade.

Yeah, not to be a Debbie downer but I think kb's acl tear was also first described as a sprain... So hoping for the best but not relieved yet

[KB_fan]

51 minutes ago, ecu88 said:

It was very dirty for preseason and I agree it has no place in NFL.

I hope Rivera submits it to the league

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, KB_fan said:

I hope Rivera submits it to the league

The announcers talked about how there would probably be a fine coming for that one.

I also liked how Garrett got obviously smacked upside the head in the pocket on a play where we were ironically flagged for illegal hands to the face. Cam isn't the only  Panther QB that gets no respect from the refs.

[Harbingers]

34 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Very true. 

 

Although the Panthers are in such a lucky position right now to have two stud defensive tackles ready to go. I feel like most teams would kill just to have one. 

GettleMagic. RIP.