Palmers knee "potentially career-ending,"

[SammyKid11]

Actually, this from the ESPN.com article:

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Palmer made the Pro Bowl in only his second season as a starter, throwing an NFL-leading 32 touchdown passes. The club extended his contract through the 2014 season.

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2014? Eight years? But of course, none of it is guaranteed. How is it that the NFL Players' Association is so ineffective at guaranteeing rights for their members as compared to basketball, and especially - baseball? The NFL is far and away the most profitable, marketable sport in the country. No matter the tradition of the term, football is now our "national pastime." It's also THE most dangerous of the major sports in terms of injuries that end careers (I know hockey's probably right up there too, but not nearly as popular). Given these factors, how do players not command more bargaining power over team owners?

I'm sure there's a good answer (maybe the NFL's willingness to use replacement players?)...but I'm not aware of what it is.

[Jules22]

keyword is potentially. he will probably be fine as he is young and will have the whole off season to recover. definitely will think twice about standing in the pocket watching his pass fly, instead get out of the 350 pounders who are falling towards your legs way

[pryor15]

as a baseball guy, i'd assume there would be an issurance policy...is that not a standard football thing?

[midfielderdave]

does anyone have a link with video?

[noggindoc]

In watching the replay, it looked like the Steelers D-lineman that caused the injury looked upset (banged his hands together, etc.). Does anyone know if this was because he knew he hurt him or because the pass was complete (I don't even remember if the pass was complete).

[Kneel B4 Zod]

Robert Edwards suffered a (basically) career ending knee surgery during an NFL flag football game. after a promising rookie career, this really sucked. Palmer, of course, has a more promising future than Edwards did.

This injury isn't quite on the same level as the Bo Jackson injury (my favorite football player growing up), but it's pretty close (if it's actually career ending)

[JupiterUWG]

fellas, im ashamed noone's posted the new update of the doctor saying he was basically misquoted...also, every ACL tear is career-threatening, but at least he isnt a running back...he'll be back

[WayAbvPar]

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does anyone have a link with video?

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No video, but this pic is pretty descriptive-



He was wearing a knee brace too. I wonder if that saved his leg from just coming apart at the knee!

[unlucky513]

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2014? Eight years? But of course, none of it is guaranteed.

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the new contract guarantees $24 million.

he's scheduled to make just over $30 million in the next 13 months.

[unlucky513]

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Although his patient suffered what he called “severe ligament damage,” Carson Palmer’s surgeon is optimistic that the Bengals quarterback can return in time for the start of the regular season.

Dr. Lonnie Paulos also said Thursday that much hinges on the next few months of rehab and how it heals “things that are really out of my control and Carson’s control. We need to give it a few months. But he’s got an excellent chance to be back playing as well as he did before.”

Paulos says the normal timeframe for recovery for reconstructive knee surgery is nine to 12 months, but he thinks Palmer will be back “long before that,” even though he called it an atypical tear of the anterior cruciate ligament.

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