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Texans S Justin Reid positive about his rehab from shoulder surgery

Houston Texans safety Justin Reid says that his shoulder surgery rehab is going well, and he has nothing but free time to get better.

Houston Texans safety Justin Reid is pleased with the progress he has made with his rehabilitation from shoulder surgery.

The former 2018 third-round pick from Stanford underwent shoulder surgery on Jan. 23, just 11 days after the Texans lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 51-31 in the AFC divisional playoffs.

“Injuries are a part of the game,” Reid said via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. “It’s just the nature of the sport we play. They’re going to happen. When those things happen, you just stay in your due diligence and get healthy from them. My shoulder has been doing great.”

Reid finished the 2019 season with 78 tackles, a tackle for loss, two interceptions, five pass breakups, and a fumble recovery in 15 starts.

With the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the quasi-shutdown of society, Reid isn’t able to workout at team facilities. Instead, the 23-year-old is doing a lot of work at home in his garage, which reminds him of his high school days in Dutchdown, La.

“It’s not too bad,” said Reid. “You don’t need much to get the work in. I do a whole bunch of rehab things at home. I’ve got a couple of dumbbells.”

Reid says that he has seen videos of people squatting couches and using books in a bag.

Said Reid: “What I like to do personally, I do have a couple of teammates who have a really nice home gym. I’ll go over there and use their set-up. I go out to an empty field and just run sprints to make sure my conditioning is still up and healthy.”

Reid, like every NFL player, has nothing but free time, and the former Stanford Cardinal seeks to use the extra time to address areas of his life he normally can’t.

“It allows me tackle all those phases of my life I don’t normally get to dive into, dial in on my rehab, make sure by body is healthy and ready to go,” Reid said.

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Report: Texans LT Laremy Tunsil had shoulder surgery to repair torn labrum

Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil underwent shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

Left tackle Laremy Tunsil wants to give his best to the Houston Texans in a contract season.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Pro Bowler underwent shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum at some point in the offseason.

The 2021 season is the last year on Tunsil’s rookie contract. The Miami Dolphins, who took him Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft out of Ole Miss, picked up the 25-year-old’s fifth-year option before trading him to the Texans on Aug. 31, 2019.

Coach and general manager Bill O’Brien wouldn’t get into specifics about how contract negotiations are going with Tunsil, but indicated at the NFL Scouting Combine on Feb. 25 that the organization wants Tunsil for the long haul.

“I will tell you that we want [Tunsil] on the football team and we’re working very hard to try to get that done,” said O’Brien. “Those things take time. They don’t happen overnight. Everything has to fit together relative to your team, your salary cap, what they’re looking for.”

The expectation is that Tunsil will be ready for offseason workouts in April.

Jamarco Jones’ 2019 performance surprised Pete Carroll

Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Jamarco Jones surprised Pete Carroll with his versatility last year, and is in the mix to start in 2020.

The Seattle Seahawks are heading into the free agency and draft portion of the offseason with a whole lot of question marks on their roster.

Perhaps no position group is less settled than the offensive line, who could be out four of their five starters depending on how the offseason shakes out.

Duane Brown will almost certainly be back, but Germain Ifedi and Mike Iupati are both unrestricted free agents, along with George Fant, and both Justin Britt and D.J. Fluker are potential cap casualties.

As such, there could be a lot of new faces in front of Russell Wilson in the 2020 season. While the team will certainly look to free agency and the draft to add more bodies, they also have a surplus of young offensive linemen on the roster who could step into full-time roles in 2020, if called upon.

Perhaps the most notable of that group is Jamarco Jones, a left tackle by trade who started games at three different spots for Seattle in 2019, including both guard spots. His performance there surprised his coach, Pete Carroll, who admitted he should have believed in him more.

“Jamarco did a nice job for us,” Carroll said at the NFL combine on Tuesday. “He really did. He surprised us a little bit that he would be so comfortable, particularly on the right side because he had been a left side guy and a left tackle most of his playing time. Mike Solari always said he was a really savvy football player and the game made sense to him, and he could just assimilate our stuff from his old stuff, right from the beginning. I guess we should have realized he could make that transition and do it better, but he really did surprise us.”

Carroll went on to say that Jones had some work done on his shoulder, presumably a post-season surgery, but he didn’t seem too concerned about the injury lingering into training camp.

He also alluded to Jones being in the competition for a starting job next year – which doesn’t really mean much at this stage in the offseason – but his positional versatility does allow Seattle to pursue a wider range of players, knowing Jones can fill in everywhere but center.

“We’re counting on him to be very versatile and very much a part of the competition for all the playing time,” Carroll continued. “He’s worthy of that and he deserves that shot.”

“It’s an exciting start for him.”

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Kyrie Irving’s latest injury should worry the Nets

The injuries are adding up for Kyrie.

It’s officially on to next season for the Brooklyn Nets. The shoulder that has been ailing Kyrie Irving all season long is officially sidelining him until next year with him opting to have surgery on it.

It’s a surgery Irving should’ve had a long time ago, but waited until the very last moment to actually go through with. Now, he’s out for the season because of that.

This is all part of a pattern with Irving. In each of the last three seasons, Irving has been plagued by injuries that have kept him out for different periods of time.

This season has obviously been worse than others — he’ll only play 20 games this year. But these injuries aren’t anything new. They’ve been piling up since his Freshman year at Duke.

There are so many injuries there  – and they vary so much – that it’s easy to write many of them off as “freak” injuries or bad luck. But after a certain point, this becomes more than luck.

Kyrie Irving is an injury-prone player. As he’s progressed in his career, the wear and tear has gotten worse and worse and now, with his shoulder, the bubble has finally burst.

This is something that the Nets should be worried about.  By season’s end, Irving will be 28 years old in year one of a four year commitment to the Nets.  By the time that deal is over, he’ll be 32. He’s already committed to his first major surgery with the Nets.

We’ve seen this story before. The same things have happened with Dwyane Wade and Allen Iverson. Other guards who weren’t scared to drive into the lane amongst the trees and try and finish over the top. As entertaining and amazing as they were, they also cut their primes short with major injuries to different points of their bodies.

That’s a scary situation for the Nets to be in. Not only do they have an injury-prone guard who could slow down at any moment, but they also have the league’s former best player coming back from an Achilles injury – one that has been historically difficult to come back from – at 31 years old. I’m not going to be the guy who doubts Kevin Durant here, but it’s easy to do so when you look at conventional wisdom.

The Nets went from “best Summer ever” vibes to potentially being in a situation that might be tough to get out of in a year or two so quickly. Best case scenario is that Durant comes back looking like his old self and Irving’s shoulder ends up being nothing.

Worst case? Man, things could get ugly. For the Nets, let’s hope they don’t.

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Report: Kyrie Irving may have surgery on injured shoulder

Irving could be out for an “extended period of time” according to reports.

We’ve all been in that spot that Kyrie Irving is in right now. You know the one.

For you, it’s that moment where you start to feel sick or you realize something isn’t 100% right with your health. But you keep chugging through because you’ve got “things” to do other than being sick.

That’s exactly how Irving has handled his shoulder injury all season long and it’s finally come back to bite him. He played through his ailment as much as he could. Irving was reportedly considering surgery last month — he opted to take cortisone shots instead.

And, now, guess what? He re-aggravated the shoulder and is once again considering shoulder surgery, reports say, and he’ll be out for an “extended period of time.”

According to ESPN, Irving is expected to decide whether or not to have surgery in the coming days.

That worst case scenario Irving was trying to avoid? That’s his reality now. He probably won’t play basketball for the rest of the season or whatever “an extended period of time” is. The Nets’ season is pretty much over — they should probably tank. They won’t have their best two players until next year.

That’s all fine, by the way. The problem is that literally anybody could’ve seen this coming. Irving should’ve opted for surgery a long time ago.

Had he opted for surgery in December or early January when he realized he couldn’t lift his shoulder, maybe he’d still be able to play by the end of the year. Maybe there’s still a playoff push the Nets can make in that scenario — it is the Eastern Conference we’re talking about, after all. But Irving never gave himself that chance.

We can all understand wanting to be available for your team and wanting to play your part as a leader, but we’ve seen players’ careers derailed by operating that way. As a Wizards fan who has watched John Wall’s career, I can attest. Playing through pain got him to the point he’s at now.

Irving doesn’t want to be in that boat. It’s good that he’s finally taking a step back and doing what needs to be done — even if he’s a bit late to the party. Being ready for the future is far more important than getting a bucket tomorrow.

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Texans safety Justin Reid no longer wearing sling after shoulder surgery

Houston Texans safety Justin Reid is out of his sling after having shoulder surgery in late January.

Houston Texans safety Justin Reid is already making progress in his recovery from a shoulder surgery at the end of the 2019 season.

According to multiple reports, Reid is no longer wearing a sling and has positive reviews about his shoulder.

“Shoulder is holding up good,” Reid said on Tuesday via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. “I actually got out of the sling today. I’m making the right steps and recovering and getting ready for next season.”

Reid had surgery to repair a torn labrum on Jan. 23 and tweeted a video from the hospital declaring the procedure to be a success.

Reid had surgery to repair his wrist at the end of his rookie season in 2018, and wore a cast for much of the offseason.

With the former 2018 third-round pick from Stanford out of his sling already, it bodes well to his availability for the team’s nine-week offseason workout program, which kicks off in late April.

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Texas defensive back to undergo shoulder surgery, miss spring practice

Texas defensive back B.J. Foster will undergo shoulder surgery that will cause him to miss spring practice.

Texas defensive back B.J. Foster has been battling a nagging shoulder injury for several months now.

Foster was favoring his left shoulder heavily throughout the 2019 season, missing games against Rice, Oklahoma State, and TCU. He also missed time due to shoulder evaluations in the medical tent against West Virginia and Oklahoma. Even when Foster was present on the field, he sported a heavy shoulder brace and was playing less than 100 percent.

Head coach Tom Herman announced yesterday that Foster would be undergoing surgery on that same shoulder, as it appears the nerve has finally calmed down enough to have a successful rehab.

Foster’s best game in 2019 came against LSU, where he recorded 8 total tackles and one tackle for loss.  In 2018, Foster was the No. 1 overall player in the state of Texas according to ESPN. As a true freshman, he compiled 46 tackles, one interception, two forced fumbles and five passes broken up.

The promising defensive back will miss spring football practice, but is expected to return for summer conditioning.

Texans safety Justin Reid says shoulder surgery was a success

Houston Texans safety Justin Reid says that his shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum was successful.

Hosuton Texans safety Justin Reid announced on social media that his shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum was a success and appreciated the warm wishes from his fans.

The former 2018 third-round pick from Stanford posted on his Twitter account Thursday, “Surgery was successful. Thank you for all the messages of love and support! I have major love for all of you!”

Reid, who finished the 2019 season with 78 tackles, a tackle for loss, two interceptions, five pass breakups, and a fumble recovery, started in all 15 regular season games he played. The lone game he missed was in Week 12 versus the Indianapolis Colts in a rematch on Thursday Night Football at NRG Stadium. Reid had a concussion from the Week 11 41-7 loss at the Baltimore Ravens and could not get out of concussion protocol in time for the game.

The 22-year-old from Prairieville, La., appeared on the injury report from Weeks 1-5, Week 8, and Week 12 with a shoulder injury.

Report: Texans safety Justin Reid to undergo shoulder surgery

Houston Texans safety Justin Reid will have shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

For the second consecutive offseason, Justin Reid will start it off with surgery and subsequent recovery.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Houston Texans safety will undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum that the second-year defensive back played through in 2019.

At the end of Reid’s rookie season in 2018, he had wrist surgery and spent much of the offseason with a cast on his wrist, even though he shot free throws at a Houston Rockets game and also shagged a fly ball in J.J. Watt’s celebrity softball game.

Reid collected 78 tackles, a tackle for loss, two interceptions, five pass breakups, and a fumble recovery in his 15 games played for the Texans, all of which he started. The only game he missed was Week 12’s rematch with the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football as Reid had a concussion and couldn’t get out of the protocol on such a short week.