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Report: Patriots WR Edelman undergoes shoulder surgery, ‘not a lengthy rehab’ expected

Two weeks after the end of the Pats’ season 2019, Edelman has already undergone surgery to address one of his injuries.

Two weeks after the end of the Pats’ season 2019, Edelman has already undergone surgery to address one of his injuries.

Report: Patriots WR Edelman undergoes shoulder surgery, ‘not a lengthy rehab’ expected (Patriotswire

Two weeks after the end of the Pats’ season 2019, Edelman has already undergone surgery to address one of his injuries.

Two weeks after the end of the Pats’ season 2019, Edelman has already undergone surgery to address one of his injuries.

Pete Carroll counting on Chris Carson to come ‘roaring back’ next year

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson suffered a season-ending hip injury that fortunately doesn’t require surgery or rehab to repair.

The Seahawks suffered a number of injuries throughout the 2019 season but the running back position was hit particularly hard. Seattle lost three players late in the year, first Rashaad Penny, then starter Chris Carson and C.J. Prosise.

Coach Pete Carroll is hoping the backs can return sooner than later.

“We’re optimistic, more-so about Chris because Chris doesn’t have to do any rehab right now,” Carroll said Monday. “He’s not having surgery and all that. He’s just got to get through it and stay off it for a while. He’s a fantastic workout warrior. He’ll come roaring back.”

Carson’s season ended late in the year with a hip injury Week 16 against the Cardinals. Penny, however, sustained a torn ACL two weeks earlier and had to undergo surgery to repair his knee.

“I think Rashaad is challenged more because he’s got the full rehab that he’s got to go through,” Carroll explained. “He’s doing great. He’s ahead of schedule already. They’re really excited about the progress that he’s making. That’s a much longer prognosis there. He’s got six or seven months ahead of him that are going to be really challenging. We’ll have to wait and see.”

Seattle was able to sign former Seahawks running backs Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin to assist with the playoff run alongside rookie Travis Homer.

“We’ll be on the mend but it’s still a pretty good position right for us,” Carroll concluded. “Homer really helped us out with the playing time he got. A classic example, what does a guy have to do when he doesn’t need to play? Homer did. He showed us what he could do. I think it should be a strong group.

“We are really counting on Chris to come roaring back.”

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Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney to undergo core surgery

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is set to undergo core surgery to repair a sports hernia in the near future.

Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney proved to be an impactful addition to the roster this season, even playing through the pain of a core (sports hernia) injury in Seattle’s push for a playoff run.

After the initial diagnosis, Clowney had decided to wait until the end of the year before undergoing surgery to correct the problem. Now that Seattle’s season is over, Clowney is planning to do just that.

“Yes, he’s had surgery on the other side, and he said he wishes he had done it on both sides,” coach Pete Carroll said during his Monday press conference. “He’s got to get it done in the next few days or whatever. Next week, or something like that. It’s for a core injury.”

Clowney, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent, has expressed interest in re-signing with the Seahawks. His procedure, thankfully, shouldn’t keep him out of the action for long.

“It’s short,” Carroll explained. “Guys can make that back in six, seven weeks. Five, six weeks. It shouldn’t be a lasting recovery at all.”

Seattle has some decisions to make regarding free agents before the start of the new league year and a healthy Clowney could make a new deal all the more likely for the Seahawks.

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Leighton Vander Esch undergoes offseason neck surgery

The Cowboys’ middle linebacker missed the stretch of the season due to nerve issues.

There has been a cloud of mystery around the neck injury suffered by middle linebacker Leighton Vander Esch. What is known is that he missed the final seven games of the regular season due to it. Along the way, the Cowboys brass brought the discussion of whether or not it was a career-ending type of injury to the public, by proclaiming it wasn’t but indicating it had been discussed.

From there, it was a bunch of positive-yet-open-ended talk, the type that was last seen when the organization was discussing the recovery of fellow linebacker Jaylon Smith during the first year of his career. Now, there seems to be more concrete evidence of the severity of Vander Esch’s nerve issue ailment. According to ESPN’s Todd Archer, the second-year pro underwent surgery and the public prognosis is that he’ll be able to take part in the club’s offseason activities.

That still, of course, is very open ended. Technically, offseason activities span from the post-draft workouts to OTAs and minicamps, which wrap up in early-to-mid June. That’s about five months of recovery time.

With Dallas though, we’ve seen those proclamations also stretch into the summer and into training camp. The important takeaway from this is that the rest that they’ve giving him since October has not resulted in an improvement and now the club is looking to surgery to help the recovery.

The Cowboys drafted Vander Esch in the first round of the 2018 draft and he turned in a stellar performance as a rookie, earning a Pro Bowl nod and being second-team All-Pro. The Boise State product earned a cult following after being selected out of Boise State and earned the nickname the Wolf Hunter for his standout play and then he adopted a wolf call as his celebration.

Those celebrations were few and far between in 2019, though, as he played in just nine games and registered just 72 tackles.

With Sean Lee’s return up in the air and Joe Thomas a free agent, the club has little proven talent on the depth chart outside of Smith. If the team can’t be sure of Vander Esch’s status until after free agency and the draft, the club is likely going to have to make a move to shore up the position.

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Adrenaline ‘cuts the edge off’ for Jadeveon Clowney on game days

Seahawks defensive end Jadveon Clowney has been playing through the pain of a core injury but says the adrenaline helps him on game days.

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadveon Clowney has been playing through pain ever since he was recently diagnosed with a core injury. Although he has been able to suit up on game days, Clowney has been severely limited in practice during the week.

“It’s painful whenever you cough, you turn, you twist, lift your leg up. anything you do that involves your lower abs, when you’re moving and stuff,” Clowney told reporters Thursday. “It kind of hurts a lot but you just try to manage it as much as possible. Keep your reps down during the week and just put your foot on the gas on game day and just live with the outcome. Sometimes it gets worse sometimes it’s the same, so you just try to deal with it.”

Clowney opted to not undergo surgery with the hopes of finishing out the season. He was surprisingly able to log over 80% percent of the defensive snaps in Philadelphia against the Eagles. Clowney gets a little assist when he takes the field, courtesy of his adrenal glands.

“Yes. You feel it,” Clowney said of the pain. “Your adrenaline cuts the edge off of it though. Until you get done and you get ready to get on the plane. But it cuts the edge off when you get out there and get going. It’s the game, it’s part of the game. So, you don’t pay no attention, you just play with it.”

Clowney was listed as a full participant in the Seahawks walkthrough Friday and is expected to play Sunday in Green Bay.

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WATCH: Zion Williamson gives own injury update following first full practice

Zion Williamson is getting closer to taking the court in an NBA game for the first time.

Zion Williamson is getting closer to taking the court in an NBA game for the first time.

According to Will Guillory of The Athletic (and other local New Orleans reporters), the 2019 first overall draft pick went through a full practice Thursday for the first time since undergoing surgery in October.

Williamson suffered a torn right lateral meniscus, then was ruled out for 6 to 8 weeks after having the injury repaired on Oct. 21.

The Pelicans (11-23) admitted to being particularly cautious with their top selection’s health, but Zion began working his way into practices a few weeks ago and traveled with the team. On Dec. 28th, the Pelicans showed off Williamson’s progress by tweeting out a video of the rookie dunking pregame.

Head coach Alvin Gentry still would not set a firm date for the rookie’s NBA debut when the coach talked with reporters Thursday.

When asked about how he will know he’s ready to play again, Williamson himself said, “It’ll probably be one of those moments, like when it came to my college decision, I’ll (wake) up and I’ll know,” according to Guillory.