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Darrelle Revis (credit: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Darrelle Revis Starts Running As Jets-Bucs Trade Rumors Persist

Revis has started to run again as he rehabilitates from a torn knee ligament while his future with the Jets remains uncertain.

2013/04/12

Scott Sizemore (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)

Sims: Brutal News For Scott Sizemore; What Now After Repeat ACL Tear?

After an arduous rehab that was reportedly uneventful and free of setbacks, he will have to do it all over. Again.

2013/04/11

Yankees GM: Rivera ‘Not Sure’ Whether He’ll Return Or Retire

The surefire Hall of Famer vowed he wouldn’t retire after tearing his ACL in early May, but now it seems his future in the Bronx — check that, in baseball — is very much up in the air.

2012/10/26

With Darrelle Revis Out, All Eyes On Jets’ Wilson

Kyle Wilson, the spotlight is yours.

2012/09/25

Darrelle Revis (credit: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Jets’ Darrelle Revis Done For Season With Torn ACL

Jets fans feared the worst on Sunday after watching Darrelle Revis go down on the field, clutching his left knee and writhing in pain. All hope was dashed Monday afternoon.

2012/09/24

Coughlin, Giants Hope For Good News On Thomas’ ACL

Big Blue fans still don’t have anything definitive on the injury to Terrell Thomas’ surgically repaired right knee. Apparently neither do the Giants.

2012/08/03

Mariano Rivera enters from the bullpen. (credit: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Yankees’ Rivera Not Concerned With Rehab Status

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera would prefer to not know the status of his recovery from a torn ACL.

2012/07/18

Yankees’ Mariano Rivera Tweets ACL Surgery ‘Went Perfectly’

“My surgery was a success, it went perfectly,” Rivera tweeted. “I am looking forward to beginning my rehab soon. Thanks as always for your prayers.”

2012/06/13

Hakeem Nicks (credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Nicks In Doubt For Opener With Broken Foot; Giants Waive Witherspoon

Giants coach Tom Coughlin said Hakeem Nicks’ return for the season opener on Sept. 5 against the Dallas Cowboys is “probably going to be close.”

2012/05/25

Doctors Reportedly Run Into ‘Complications’ While Examining Rivera’s ACL

The word coming out of the Rivera’s examinations Monday won’t do much to assuage the fears of Yankees fans.

2012/05/08

Giants’ Ballard Undergoes Microfracture Surgery, Could Miss Season

The news on Giants tight end Jake Ballard just went from bad to worse.

2012/04/11

Running back Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings is helped off the field after being injured in the third quarter against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field on December 24, 2011 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Injury Breakdown: Adrian Peterson And The Unhappy Triad

Adrian Peterson, 26-year-old Minnesota Vikings’ running back, went down last Saturday with what is sometimes called an “Unhappy Triad”. The “unhappy” part is obvious. The “triad” is, because the injury represents a triple threat.

2011/12/29

Willis McGahee (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Injury Breakdown: Give Willis McGahee A Hand

The metacarpals (MCs) are the long bones in the hand that extend from the small carpal bones (that comprise part of the wrist) to the base of the fingers. The MCs are most often fractured due to impact with a closed fist.

2011/11/09

Injury Breakdown: ACL Recount

In re-reviewing the updated NFL injury reports I stand corrected on Tuesday’s post regarding the prevalence of ACL tears suffered by players this season. I’d counted ten, and the number appears to be at least 15, or possibly 16.

2011/11/04

Injury Breakdown: The ACL In The NFL

There have been so many season-ending injuries in the NFL this season, and complete ACL tears seem to lead this category. By my count, there are already 10 players who are looking on from the sidelines after having ACL surgery.

2011/11/02

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