Terrell Suggs torn achilles likely out for the season
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Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs tore his Achilles tendon and likely will miss the 2012 season.
In texts to ESPN, Suggs said he suffered the injury Saturday, "running my condition test." He denied that the injury happened playing basketball, as some sources had told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Other sources had told Schefter that the injury happened during the conditioning test, as Suggs maintains.
Surgery is scheduled for next week, the sources said. The Ravens do not know if Suggs' Achilles tendon is partially or fully torn as their doctors have not seen the results of Suggs' MRI yet. The team is sending Suggs to see a specialist early next week to help make that determination.
Also, one source who has spoken with Suggs said he thinks he will be able to come back in October. However, the average return to the field by NFL players who have torn their Achilles is 11 months, according to a study presented at the American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons in 2006.
Suggs was named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year after last season, in which he had 70 tackles, including 14 sacks, and was a threat all over the field from his hybrid linebacker-end position. He also forced seven fumbles and had two interceptions, helping the Ravens, which boasted the No. 3 overall defense, win the AFC North and advance to the AFC Championship Game.
Suggs was the only player last season to record at least five sacks, five passes defensed and five forced fumbles.
Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome told ESPN's Josina Anderson that the team found out about Suggs' injury earlier this week.
"We found out about it on Monday. He (Suggs) said he would be visiting with a specialist early next week," Newsome told ESPN.
A statement released by the Ravens said: "We are in contact with Terrell. He will see a specialist early next week and we'll know more at that time."
In his nine-year career, Suggs had only missed three games.
Replacing Suggs will be a challenge. The Ravens drafted former Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw but he is expected to replace outside linebacker Jarret Johnson, who signed with the San Diego Chargers. Candidates to take over Suggs' spot are Paul Kruger, Sergio Kindle and Michael McAdoo.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7885596/terrell-suggs-baltimore-ravens-tears-achilles-tendon
Terrell Suggs likely out for the season with torn achilles dam what does that mean for the Ravens defense?
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That's what that big jawed, down syndrome looking ass ? get for hating on Tebow Da Gawd
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oh... my... achilles
Here is a video of Terrell Suggs getting DUMMIED like a broke ? by Rob Gronkowski
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATNd01-hlxE
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Ravens all day!!!!!!! get well soon T-Sizzle
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Upshaw better be ready
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KINGOFDAARCADE wrote: »
Even if true Ravens still will beat the Pats next time they see them. -
Morris Claiborne wrote:so what if he out for da summer. season don't start until the fall.
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Unfortunate
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KINGOFDAARCADE wrote: »oh... my... achilles
this thing became a debate on first take/// -
Adam Shefter is saying on twitter that Suggs career may be over.
Something like "at 30 years old and a severe achilles injury, one has to wonder if Suggs can ever be effective in the NFL again"
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KINGOFDAARCADE wrote: »oh... my... achilles
this thing became a debate on first take///
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KINGOFDAARCADE wrote: »KINGOFDAARCADE wrote: »oh... my... achilles
this thing became a debate on first take///
lol -
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this guy has a better vertical than any player on the Ravens defense
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LMAO Gronk sonned the ? out of him.... that ? really said he would be ready for the season though lol
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John_Blazini wrote: »LMAO Gronk sonned the ? out of him.... that ? really said he would be ready for the season though lol
Gronk made Suggs run away like a hoe on Maury povich
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfslY_AvhLw
First the Saint's defense, now the Ravens. Slowly but surely all the defenses RG3 has to play this season will be softened up. -
Good new for my steelers
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KINGOFDAARCADE wrote: »
Even if true Ravens still will beat the Pats next time they see them.
You ? are 0-6 against the pats regular season...stop it five. -
tough break
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LMAO some ? ass ? just quietly went thru this thread and rated all my posts wack one after another.
not my fault Suggs balled so hard he tore his achilles.
Suggs done for the season. Victory dance.....
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terell suggs after billy cundiff missed that field goal....
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terrell suggs career is over like a ? that just find out he gotta pay child support for 18 years
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KINGOFDAARCADE is trying his hardest to be funny right now
dude is brickin -
terrell suggs when his achilles tore