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Philadelphia Eagles star quarterback Carson Wentz must have one hell of an amazing pain threshold, because we now know that he stayed in the game for four plays and threw a touchdown to Alshon Jeffery on a friggin’ torn ACL. Wentz is just in his second year in the NFL and bro is already becoming a legend.
Wentz has already put up numbers in just 13 games this season that would be eye-popping over 16 games: 3,296 yards, 33 touchdowns to 7 interceptions, and a 101.9 passer rating. However, it’s this latest story that, should he recover from his injury and go on to a lengthy, successful career that will make him a legend.
As Carson Wentz walked off the field at one point, his left knee buckled. He headed to locker room, where Eagles treating knee they fear has a torn ACL, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 11, 2017
Uh, yeah…
https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/940017632689913856
Video of #Eagles QB Carson Wentz struggling coming off the team plane early this morning. We'll find out the severity of the knee injury later today. @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/kCbOe1mvzi
— Pat Gallen (@PatGallenCBS3) December 11, 2017
If Carson Wentz does indeed have a torn ACL, he will have stayed in the game, played four more plays, and thrown a TD to Alshon Jeffery with an injured knee.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 11, 2017
MRI showed that Eagles’ QB and NFL MVP candidate Carson Wentz did tear his ACL. Wentz is our for season.
Nick Foles time.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 11, 2017
Amazing.
Here’s the play in which Wentz was actually injured…
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Here's the hit that sent Carson Wentz to the locker room pic.twitter.com/tRQz4CGyrq
— Rob Lopez (@r0bato) December 11, 2017
Unfortunately, for Eagles fans, and NFL fans in general, the chances of Wentz being ready for the start of the 2018 season aren’t exactly great.
Dr. James Andrews, noted orthopedic specialist, was not speaking specifically to Wentz but he told me a short while ago that expectation should be tempered for a player with an ACL surgery to return by start of '18 season. He says ACL repairs need 9-to-12 months.
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) December 11, 2017
Dr. Andrews said he's encountered too many football players w/ torn ACLs who have unrealistic expectation, citing Adrian Peterson's remarkable recovery from ACL/MCL repair in Dec '12 to play by Sept '13. Dr. Andrews reminded Peterson was genetically unique. Exception to rule
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) December 11, 2017
Finally, Dr. Andrews said the danger of returning to football too early from ACL surgery is higher odds of tearing the graft repair; also places the healthy knee in jeopardy until rehab and healing are thoroughly accomplished.
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) December 11, 2017
Don’t tell Wentz he won’t be back though, as on Monday he shared an inspiring message on social media vowing to “come back stronger than ever.”
Meanwhile, Eagles fans are taking Wentz’s season-ending injury VERY well…