I was a bit alarmed reading the LJS article link from the front page. Early enrolling trio forms backbone of Husker 2020 class
Anyone else worried about this kind of injury?! Torn labrum injuries are very difficult even after repair. I hope he this doesn't haunt him at the next level. Color me concerned. Seems like a very high likelihood that he'll be injury prone.
Smothers' injury isn't related to an inherited anatomy problem but a bit scary nonetheless!
(Blake) Gunnerson knows a thing or two about playing hurt, too. He had overgrown hip bones and, as he describes it, moving around caused his labrum to tear. He had one surgery to shave down the hip on one side after his junior season and another shortly after his senior year wrapped up this fall.
“This one’s actually looking a lot better than the last one, healing up a lot faster because I was in surgery for a shorter amount of time,” said Gunnerson, who’s listed at 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds, and hasn’t had a healthy high school season since he was a sophomore. “I’m experiencing a lot less pain and stuff, and I’m just hoping to be fully good and ready for spring ball.”
Anyone else worried about this kind of injury?! Torn labrum injuries are very difficult even after repair. I hope he this doesn't haunt him at the next level. Color me concerned. Seems like a very high likelihood that he'll be injury prone.
Smothers' injury isn't related to an inherited anatomy problem but a bit scary nonetheless!
What had happened is Smothers, a dynamic dual-threat quarterback, had been held up and, at the end of the play, a defender put a crushing hit right through Smothers’ midsection. The result: Four cracked ribs, a hip pointer and a partially collapsed lung.
He spent one night in the hospital and didn’t make it back to school until Thursday, but when he did, he padded up and tried to practice. Friday night, one week after the injury, he gutted through a half against Pinson Valley, the defending state champions, before he just couldn’t go anymore. The Trojans’ season ended in a 26-14 loss, their first and only of the season.
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