[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

2 things

1) They knew with the initial x-rays that I was having surgery on mine. So it would seem that if it's pretty bad, they can tell that before the swelling subsides.

2) When they did the surgery, they went in there STILL not knowing exactly what they were going to have to do. I was prepped for cadaver tendons and after they put in the tightrope they got it stable enough to not have to do so.

So I think we can safely say that yes, he's avoided a possibility of serious reconstruction. I just feel like they'd have known that very quickly and scheduled the surgery by now (mine was 8 days later). I think we can also say that yes, there's still a little more to learn as the swelling goes down and they probably do a followup MRI.

But if there were significant structural damage, I think they'd have already been able to figure that out.

But hell fellas, even if it is 'just' a severe high ankle sprain, we may not get him back this year. Again, those can be nasty and that's a high impact position. You ask a LOT of that joint as a defensive back.

Yup. High ankle sprains are horrible and are prone to reinjury due to the stressed ligaments. Even when he's "fine," he won't be "fine" until next season. Not sure we want him playing a ton with his ankle completely immobilized.