Pilares has high ankle sprain

[CAPantherFan]

Crap. I had high hopes for this kid!

carolinagrowl Steve Reed

Rookie WR Kealoha Pilares has a high ankle sprain, coach Ron Rivera said. That could hurt his chances of making the 53-man roster.

[Darth Biscuit]

Dammit... we can't catch a break with injuries... I liked this kid too.

[Cat'sGrowl]

A high ankle sprain? You guys are acting like his leg fell off....He'll make the roster..

[CAPantherFan]

A high ankle sprain? You guys are acting like his leg fell off....He'll make the roster..

Dude. Don't high ankle sprains take more time to heal?

[Murph]

Increases his chances of making it through waivers and thus getting to our practice squad while he heals up. I doubt very many teams want to use up a roster spot on a player that has an injury that could keep him out for an unknown period of time (we have seen some high ankle sprains take months and months to heal)

[Cat'sGrowl]

From Men'sHealth.com

Recovery can take much longer than the common ankle sprain. If the injury is stable, a doctor will typically put the player in a cast for 6 weeks. If unstable, a syndesmotic screw may be placed between the tibia and fibula ligaments to hold them in position while the ligament heels. Rest here is crucial: these screws stay in place for three months—if walked on, they can break. Expect a player to be out for at least 3 months.

[bredy087]

:willy_nilly: Its going to be a couple weeks before he's 100%

[SCP]

^ Panthers players

Seriously, what the f*ck. Not only were we stripped of talent by our GM, but the injury plague continues. I swear to mother effin gawd.....

[Cat'sGrowl]

Dude. Don't high ankle sprains take more time to heal?

Yes, 6 weeks to 3 months, but it's okay to still have high hopes for the kid....His career isn't over...

[SCP]

We have ZERO depth. I am growing more pissed by the day. Knowing we have to deal with Steeler trash tomorrow and the Packers bandwagon on opening day make it even worse.

[jtnc]

It takes at least 6 weeks for a high ankle sprain to heal, why the hell do we have the injury bug EVERY damn year?

[Catalyst]

Isn't it time we fire whoever's in charge of player training/conditioning? These injuries are getting to be our biggest problem by far and at some point you have to look beyond plain old bad luck.

[Cat'sGrowl]

You'd think all the injuries we have had, it'd force Hurney to finally make a move on somebody..instead he still does nothing.

I'm not suggesting we prioritize a WR in FA...but I'm getting tired of seeing players we could use in the FA pool and us doing nothing, especially with more injuries mounting..

[jtnc]

Isn't it time we fire whoever's in charge of player training/conditioning? These injuries are getting to be our biggest problem by far and at some point you have to look beyond plain old bad luck.

Exactly, Joe Kenn the team's strength and conditioning coach, only has ONE year of experience.

http://www.panthers.com/team/coaches/joe-kenn/2de9fa29-2f8c-4f41-ae51-bfc540d7a980