Yikes. Sounds like we might get LUCKY to get 10 games out him the next to seasons combined.
His contract is basically guaranteed the next 2 years.
2026 - $5.5m hit $20.8m dead cap if cut
2027 - $9.16m hit $16+m if cut
But after 2027. He can be cut for $4m in dead cap.
$13m hit - $4m hit if cut
Football gods love us
I mean, I don’t think stem cells are a hail mary… I’ve seen crazy injuries heal from stem cells… Torn rotator cuff completely erased from stem cell therapy, same with neck and back injuries. Obviously it’s not a good situation, but I’m going to assume smarter people who actually know what’s going on are recommending the best treatment
It was acknowledged Dr. Chao had not reviewed any of Joseph’s medical charts.
That’s when I stopped reading. Man do I hate this modern era of reporting
Prayers for a healthy long life above all…
Football is a non priority here imho
Get as healthy as you can and then talk football
I actually respect Dr Chaos opinion very highly.
He gas been very spot on in the past in terms of time tables and how good they will be.
And based on the historical context of how players deal with this kind of issue. And that he played on it all 6 games. Making it worse causing permanent damage. And hes a speedy safety. The position that needs his knees to work.
Yea he needs a miracle just to come back and be an average player and play 20+ games a season let alone the level he was at pre injury
Definitely not a positive when Dan said “long term issue” which makes me lean toward articular cartilage vs. meniscus. Also, if it was a meniscus they would have cleaned it up (Frank came back after a week I think…fn warrior!!!) or did a repair which is a longer rehab.
Once you start stripping down articular cartilage it’s extremely difficult to regenerate. Micro fracture was the wave to tap into the bones blood/stem cells and with new technology stem cells can be utilized without the micro fracture procedure.
IMO the Lions are really conservative with the rehab process ie. return to play and that makes me lean that we are dealing with a minor change in the cartilage at the point due to extensive rest, rehab and progression to the field. Kerby unable to return is not positive but hopefully with full offseason and treatments mentioned he can get some regrowth. Plus he needs plenty of time to recondition any growth to prevent wear down.
Unfortunately even if he does return next year he is one athletic move away from starting all over again with increased damage. Fingers crossed.
I have concerns about Kerby’s long term health and have mentioned it several times this offseason but I don’t care about internet doctor predictions.
My dad is about 7 weeks past his stroke now. Would I count on internet doctors the past 7 weeks? Hell no.
Comimg from a Rams fans point of view (Gurley). It’s very likely this is very bad news.
It’s a shame.
People have come back from a stroke no problem
Torn/ missing cartilage in your knee. And playing on it for weeks. Not getting surgery immediately.
RARELY does an NFL player come back from that. Let alone come back and play well.
Im holding out hope. But not a lot
This has got to be the worst one yet. Alim, Hutch, Tracy Walker all major injuries just after a major contract extension. You can’t make it up.
Love ya brother, but it sounds like you’re not familiar with Dr. Chao. He’s not some “random internet doctor,” he’s one of the most respected voices in sports medicine and worked for nfl teams for almost 2 decades. This would be like reading a written opinion piece on QB play by Peyton Manning and saying “I don’t care what some wanna be sports blogger had to say.”
I get it’s hard to hear/read, and it’s upsetting, but there is FAR more weight to what he’s saying than you are giving credit here. Respectfully. And I don’t like it either.
Hate to say it. But you sound like a bot with no human emotion
Levy and his dick fish
My knee is messed up. My doctor offered me the MACI procedure. So far I haven’t needed it. Just have to avoid deep knee bends as that’s where I don’t have cartilage.
is this the same guy?
Where did you get that from that article? Where did you pull that number from?
Yea I agree with you to an extent, but where I have a problem is this statement right here
It was acknowledged Dr. Chao had not reviewed any of Joseph’s medical charts.
Then why even speculate or comment, because really without looking at the medical charts he is somewhat guessing based on what he had heard, not witnessed.
How do you think he’d get access to his medical charts? You think the players and teams pass those out to fans and media members? lol.
He’s not trying to treat him as a patient, he simply offers his perspective to fans who would like some educated info on twitter.
I don’t that is my whole point. The article is just to frenzy feed to the fan base and purely speculate that Kerby will be lucky to play 2 years.
If I was Kerby I would be pissed, truth or not, the guy is affecting what his perceived value is.
I get they asked him and he gave an opinion, but you have to agree, that opinion is based on limited knowledge of exactly what is going on with his knee