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Cowboys WR Michael Gallup held himself out Week 3; aiming for return vs Commanders

“It’s really just mental now,” Gallup said of his imminent return from ACL surgery. He’s hoping more practice reps will have ready Week 4. | From @ToddBrock24f7

After a long buildup dating back to his January ACL injury, Michael Gallup looked fully set to make his return to action in Week 3 when the Cowboys played the Giants at MetLife Stadium.

Yet in the hours before kickoff, the veteran wide receiver was surprisingly left on the inactive list, prompting many to fear some sort of setback in his recovery.

Turns out, though, it was Gallup himself who made the call, saying that he wanted to be sure he was truly ready to be back on the field- not just physically, but mentally, too.

“It was my decision,” the 26-year-old said this week, per the team website.

“This is the hardest part. It’s really just mental now,” Gallup said. “You know you’re healthy and everything’s good; it’s just mental now. You’ve got to make sure you feel like your old self. Getting to that is the hardest part.”

Gallup participated in a “full slate” of practice reps last week, with an eye toward making his season debut in New York. Now he’s setting his sights on Week 4 at home versus Washington…. after a few more practices to test out the surgically-repaired knee.

“I just needed a couple more reps,” said the Colorado State product who appeared in just nine games last year after an early-season calf injury. “I’ve only been in pads twice [since the ACL injury]. Everybody else had a whole training camp and everything like that, and I just needed to feel a couple more things out.”

Gallup says watching Tampa Bay wideout Chris Godwin re-injure himself against the Cowboys in Week 1 (after his own ACL tear in December) definitely played into his decision to wait one more week before suiting up.

“That’s tough. It makes you think a little differently about your recovery.”

The real fear for Gallup, he confirmed, was that he might be rushing back too soon and putting himself at risk to miss even more time.

“We’ve got a lot of games left to play, and I’m trying to be out there the whole time,” he explained. “I’m just biding my time so that I’m good when I get back out there, so I can help my team.”

All reports are that Gallup has looked good in practice. Head coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday that he was back to making “Gallupesque” plays.

Gallup himself translated: “Go up in the air, snag it, do what you’re supposed to do and get the toes down. That’s exactly what it was.”

It may now be coming a week later than expected, but the prognosis for No. 13 looks positive for this coming Sunday.

Take it directly from the source.

“M.G. is back,” he said. “M.G. is definitely back.”

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Danilo Gallinari is almost certainly out for the season; now what for the Boston Celtics?

Where does this leave the Celtics? What options do they have regarding making up for his loss?

While it looked like a lucky break early on, we now know the knee injury suffered by veteran Boston Celtics reserve forward Danilo Gallinari is not a torn meniscus but a full-blown ACL tear. That has much more serious implications for the Italian swingman and the rotations of his new team.

Where does this leave the Celtics? What options do they have regarding making up for his loss? What can be done internally, and for how long could it be a functional plan? Would it make more sense to look outside the team via a signing or a trade? Could the Celtics get a disabled player exception after the loss?

To explore the range of options available to the team, host John Karalis of the “Locked On Celtics Podcast” breaks down the situation in his latest episode.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to get all of the details on this unpleasant situation.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

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How will the Boston Celtics manage without Danilo Gallinari this season?

After it became clear Gallo had, in fact, torn his ACL again, what options do the Celtics have moving forward?

What initially looked like good luck for injured Boston Celtics veteran forward Danilo Gallinari turned out to be far less so when the Celtics revealed Gallinari had, in fact, torn the same ACL he injured in 2013.

With a typical recovery time of at least six months and sometimes as many as 12, it is clear Boston will need an answer for what the Italian swingman was expected to bring to the team in 2022-23.

What can the Celtics do after Gallinari’s injury — sustained last month while playing for the Italian National Team in FIBA qualifying play — has sidelined him for the entire regular season?

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Garden Report” podcast got together for an emergency pod to discuss the range of options.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say about the course they think Boston should take.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

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Danilo Gallinari injury now diagnosed as an ACL tear in left knee

Following further analysis, Boston’s Danilo Gallinari has been diagnosed with a torn ACL in his left knee.

According to the Athletic’s Shams Charania, Boston Celtics wing Danilo Gallinari has been diagnosed with an ACL tear in his left knee following further medical evaluation. Boston confirmed the news in a press release.

The veteran wing sustained the injury playing for the Italian National Team during FIBA World Cup qualifying. Notably, Gallinari suffered a torn ACL in the same knee in 2013. Initial reporting suggested Gallinari had been diagnosed with a partial meniscal tear. As such, it was expected he would only miss a month or two of action.

Now, however, the path ahead is much more uncertain. Gallinari turned 34 this summer, and the typical recovery time for an injury of this magnitude is six months to a full year. He missed the 2013-14 season while recovering from his first ACL tear.

Boston has already been tied to free agents, such as Carmelo Anthony, who could help fill the void left by Gallinari. With training camp set to open in a few weeks, the Celtics could look to make a roster move sooner rather than later.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

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Report: Georgia reserve WR tears ACL in spring practice

WR Logan Johnson, who spent last season on the scout team, tore his ACL in practice — per the Athens Banner-Herald.

Redshirt freshman wide receiver Logan Johnson, who spent last season on the Bulldogs’ scout team, suffered a torn ACL in practice on Saturday, per the Athens Banner-Herald’s Ryne Dennis.

Johnson, a former three-star receiver out of Bogart, Georgia who was a walk on in the class of 2021, is expected to undergo surgery on the torn ACL in the coming weeks.

Via the Athens Banner-Herald:

Johnson will apply for a medical redshirt this coming season after serving on the Bulldogs’ scout team while redshirting his freshman year.

“He’s in good spirits,” Ivy Johnson, the receiver’s father, said. “He laid there and knew he was hurt pretty bad. It was sad for Logan.”

Logan Johnson will soon have surgery, but sports medicine director Ron Courson wants to give the knee a couple weeks before going under the knife.

Johnson played alongside Georgia quarterback Brock Vandagriff at Bogart’s Prince Avenue Christian School. A shifty receiver, Johnson stands at 5-foot-6 and weighs in at 155 pounds.

In 2020, Johnson recorded 68 receptions for 1,161 yards and 19 touchdowns from Vandagriff, helping lead his team to a 13-1 record and the GHSA Class A-Private state championship.

Robert Tonyan expected to be back from ACL injury by start of regular season

Free agent tight end Robert Tonyan (ACL) is expected to be ready for the start of the 2022 regular season.

Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan has an expiring contract and is headed for unrestricted free agency, but there’s optimism over his recovery timeline from last season’s ACL injury.

According to Bill Huber of Sports Illustrated, both Tonyan’s camp and the Packers are confident he’ll be back on the field by the start of the regular season, and it’s even possible he’ll be ready to go by training camp in late July.

Tonyan, who turns 28 in April, tore his ACL at the end of a catch-and-run against the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 28. He missed the rest of the season.

Tonyan would be roughly nine months removed from the injury by the start of training camp and over 10 months removed by the start of the regular season.

Over the first eight games of 2021, Tonyan caught 18 passes for 204 yards and two scores. The year before, Tonyan was a breakout performer for the Packers, catching 52 passes for 586 yards and 11 scores, tied for the most ever by a tight end in team history.

Barring a new deal with the Packers over the next five days, Tonyan will hit free agency and have the ability to sign anywhere. He could be a coveted asset in a tight end market that lost three players to the franchise tag this month.

According to Huber, quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants Tonyan back in 2022.

If Tonyan will be healthy by late summer, teams could be more interested in offering a lucrative multi-year deal, and the Packers don’t have much in terms of financial wiggle room. But would Tonyan be willing to return to Green Bay to play with Rodgers in an effort to rebuild his value?

The Packers are probably interested in the right price, given the team’s situation at tight end and the fact that Tonyan is already on the books for 2022.

He’ll be a free agent, but Tonyan will count roughly $1.9 million on the Packers’ cap this year dead money. The team added void years to his one-year restricted tender last year to help spread out the cap hit, but the structuring meant an acceleration of dead money onto the Packers’ cap in 2022.

Given the injury, Tonyan may not sign early in the process of free agency. But as a pass-catching tight end in a pass-happy league, he might not last long on the open market if he’s truly on the right track in his recovery from a major injury.

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Jameis Winston suffered ‘apparent’ ACL and MCL damage in Week 8 knee injury

Jameis Winston suffered ‘apparent’ ACL and MCL damage in Week 8 knee injury

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The knee injury Jameis Winston was dealt in Week 8’s win over his old Tampa Bay Buccaneers team was just as bad as was feared. A promising start to the 2021 season for the New Orleans Saints quarterback has been cut short by damage to both the ACL and MCL in his left knee, per NFL Network’s Jane Slater and Ian Rapoport. Slater reported that Winston’s ACL was injured, while Rapoport added that his MCL was potentially damaged, too.

It isn’t immediately clear where the Saints go from here. While Taysom Hill is expected to be cleared from concussion protocol this week, that hasn’t happened yet. Trevor Siemian was able to do just enough to beat the Buccaneers but neither he nor rookie draft pick Ian Book were expected to see the field this year. It’s too soon to know how much time Winston will miss or whether his year is over altogether. More information will become available in the days ahead.

But here’s the good news: the Saints have invested enough time and resources in their roster to where they can compete with any team anywhere in the NFL. They can beat the reigning Super Bowl champions by a touchdown without Winston. They can run the Green Bay Packers off the field at a neutral site. Their defense has all-star talent at every level and, if the offense can just do its job, they can keep the team in every game they play this season.

We’ll see how the situation develops further. Watch this space for updates.

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Packers OLB Chauncey Rivers tears ACL, will miss rest of season

The Packers will lose backup OLB Chauncey Rivers for the rest of the season after he tore his ACL during Wednesday’s practice.

The potential of a serious injury for Chauncey Rivers is now confirmed: The Green Bay Packers outside linebacker suffered a torn ACL during Wednesday’s practice, per Rob Demovsky of ESPN.

Rivers will go on injured reserve and miss the rest of the 2021 season.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network first reported news of Rivers’ injury.

According to Demovsky, the injury happened on the second-to-last play of practice on Wednesday. The Packers listed Rivers on the team’s initial injury report of Week 5.

A backup outside linebacker, Rivers played 54 snaps on defense and 44 more on special teams during the Packers’ first four games. He was first claimed off of waivers from the Ravens in August.

The Packers are already without Za’Darius Smith and will now have to look into making an addition at outside linebacker. It’s possible the team could promote Tipa Galeai from the practice squad if an appealing outside option isn’t available.

Rivers will become the sixth Packers player to go on injured reserve.

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Now healthy, Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny feels more explosive

Healthy and heading into the 2021 season, Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny feels more explosive than he ever has.

The Seattle Seahawks will have their one-two running back punch this season with newly-extended Chris Carson and full-healthy Rashaad Penny back on the field.

Penny missed most of last season during his lengthy recovery from an ACL injury the year before and appeared in just three games for Seattle. With roster spots always on the line, Penny knew he had to put in the work heading into 2021.

“My biggest thing this offseason was consistency and availability,” Penny told reporters after practice on Thursday. “And that’s kind of the same thing I’m going into the season with.”

Penny had plenty of time to focus on his weight and said he’s the lightest he’s ever been – not to mention, feeling 100%.

“I feel very explosive,” Penny noted. “I honestly feel like I’m back in high school again. I feel way faster.”

All good news for the Seahawks No. 2 back who is definitely playing to keep his spot for next year.

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Seahawks RB Rashaad Penny set to return to practice on Wednesday

Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny is set to return to practice on Wednesday after his long stint on the PUP list to start the year.

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The Seattle Seahawks have suffered a number of injuries at the running back position this season, similar to last year that saw numerous ball carriers land on the injured reserve.

One of those players, Rashaad Penny, has remained on the Seahawks’ Physically Unable to Perform List as he recovered from his ACL injury.

Coach Pete Carroll gave some good news about the running back on Monday during his interview on 710 ESPN Seattle.

Penny will resume practice on Wednesday.

“I don’t know how these next couple weeks will go for him,” Carroll said. “It will all depend on how he handles the workload and how he feels and all of that. There’s no more he can do in rehab so we’ll find out what that looks like.

“It’s really exciting for him for sure and for all of us to get him back out.”

Penny’s return to the field could possibly help fellow backs Chris Carson and Carlos Hyde, who still continue to feel the impacts of their earlier injuries this season.

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