Tag: Elbow injury

It’s ‘realistic’ Seahawks defensive end L.J. Collier will play Week 5

Designated to return to practice from the injured reserve, Seattle Seahawks defensive end L.J. Collier has a chance to play Week 5.

[autotag]The Seattle Seahawks revealed some good news on Wednesday when coach Pete Carroll provided an injury update on defensive end, L.J. Collier. Collier was designated to return to practice and has a chance to play Sunday in New Orleans against the Saints.

“Yes, it’s realistic,” Caroll told reporters during his press conference. “He’s got to put together a great week.”

Collier has been on the Seahawks’ injured reserve since the start of the season with an elbow injury. The defensive end had three weeks to practice before he needed to be activated, but he was called up sooner than later.

“Generally, we’d like to go a couple weeks getting the guy back,” Carroll continued. “He’s been working very hard and it’s an elbow injury. It’s not his legs and all that. He’s in really good shape right now. So, we got to see what happens though.

“We’ll see how the week goes.”

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Ben Roethlisberger says he didn’t have Tommy John surgery

Roethlisberger missed nearly all of the 2019 season due to an elbow injury, but he told reporters the procedure was not Tommy John surgery.

In speaking to the media for the first time in almost a year, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger noted he did not have Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow, something that was speculated, but never confirmed. He did say he tore three of five flexor tendons connecting the elbow joint to the bone.

Roethlisberger spoke to assembled media via a Zoom call Tuesday as the Steelers continue with a modified training camp, not yet fully in pads, but noting he has done a bit of throwing so far, and isn’t having any issues so far.

While it might not have been the surgery most known for its long recovery rate on pitchers, it was clearly significant enough to push Roethlisberger to injured-reserve for the first time in his 15-year career. Roethlisberger has missed time in the past with shoulder issues, but none as significant as his elbow injury, which came to light in the first half of Pittsburgh’s Week 2 loss to Seattle last season.