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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
The sample size of players who have torn this tendon is not large enough to do a lot of comparisons by age, but this has been a devastating injury for players - whether they’re on their first deal, or second deal, or into their 30s.
LeCharles Bentley, who was an all pro interior OL for the Saints, tore it and never made it back on the field. He was in year 2 or 3 of his rookie deal.
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For fun, I decided to choose just one of your examples and look more deeply, and I settled on Bentley. First, he was on the Browns when he tore it - just after signing a large contract - and was in year 5 of his NFL career.
But much more interesting, the dude got a staph infection while rehabbing in the Browns' facility (and he sued them for it and settled), had multiple further surgeries, and.... wait for it....
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ection-lawsuit
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Bentley said his infection became so severe that doctors considered amputating his leg.
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Do you feel like this guy is a good comp for the Simmons situation?