MRI's ARE 100% accurate it's the READING of the person looking at the MRI, you f'n dope.

Also for the people saying or even quoting a doctor saying the swelling interferes with the MRI that is BULLSHIT.

It actually gives contrast to the ligaments, swelling doesn't do shit to interfere with it.

It is WILD to me as a dude that has to look at this shit that there's supposed doctors on Twitter talking about it as clueless as they are.

Swelling and edema and non-contractile elements are seen on the MRI as such. They do not interfere with looking at the muscle, the architecture of it or the tendons and ligaments.

**** I can't read that dumb shit one more time.

The only thing swelling would interfere with is testing stability or using surgery to scope the knee.

100%- Anterior drawer test would be effected by swelling of the knee but we are talking about NFL athletes. Drawer test is what you get for your average schmuck who hurt their knee and felt a pop but NFL athletes are getting multiple MRI's instantly whenever a knee injury is suspected.

This has turned into a game within the game..

The won't know for sure till they get in for the scope Monday. There's your scoop ROFL

Similar to Von's, but we'll have to see for the extent.

Von has to wrangle with dead hookers, different strains on the knees

We all witnessed an even worse looking injury to Mahomes years ago and that badass made it back.

I have faith. It’s going to be good news.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chiefs HC Andy Reid told reporters that they want to wait for the swelling in Rashee Rice’s knee to subside before the wide receiver undergoes additional testing next week.</p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1841884685921550336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Pretty difficult to determine who to trust out of penguinz and TheGuardian on this. Both are idiots and absolutely terrible posters.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Spotted Rashee Rice in the Chiefs locker room. Rice’s right leg was wrapped in a full leg sleeve, and he was walking about normally without crutches. He won’t be available to the media until he recovers. <a href="https://t.co/GesBtTP66k">https://t.co/GesBtTP66k</a></p>&mdash; Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) <a href="https://twitter.com/pgsween/status/1841889169901002767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Yeah, this really does feel like a scope, doesn't it?

That makes the most sense from a 'waiting for the swelling' to go down standpoint as swelling wouldn't seem to greatly impact imaging.

Moreover, from a purely practical standpoint, if multiple people are viewing the images as there's a lack of consensus, the scope is really the last, best alternative.

It could also very easily explain Andy's "we won't have him this week or next" as even if the scope shows the ligament is completely intact, etc..., there's still a bit of a recovery period from a simple exploratory scope.

The really does appear to be what's happening, even if they aren't saying it out loud just yet.

Walking about normally? That's making me cum about abnormally!!!!

Sleeve makes sense, no?

The ligaments we're talking about provide stability and so long as the sleeve is providing that stability in their place, you'd think he'd have a pretty normal gait at least while walking. He's not in the locker-room making jab cuts or anything...

I've messed my MCL up a couple of times (nothing terribly serious; both healed on their own over a few weeks). Both times you can walk just fine provided you're walking in a straight line.

But after the first time I got out of bed the next morning not thinking anything of it, did your typical sort of plant/turn thing as I stepped out and the thing just buckled on me.

Dusted myself up, stood up and realized I could do a fair bit of stuff and look completely normal doing it. But anything that tested lateral stability at all was just a crash waiting to happen. It's really a strange injury to deal with.

The fact that he is able to walk around without crutches seems like it's at least a checkmark in the optimistic side of the ledger.