Rising star may have burned out early

[blackfordpu]

Sad news for a great athlete. I wish him the best. :(

Doctor: Palmer knee injury 'potentially career-ending'

CINCINNATI -- Carson Palmer's knee injury was "devastating and potentially career-ending," involving numerous ligament tears, a shredded ligament, damaged cartilage and a dislocated kneecap, his surgeon said Thursday.

The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback tore ligaments in his left knee when he was hit by Pittsburgh's Kimo von Oelhoffen on his first pass during the Steelers' 31-17 playoff victory Sunday.

The team announced that he had torn the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments. The damage was much more extensive and severe, but Dr. Lonnie Paulos said surgery went well and Palmer could be back for the start of the season.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2290239

[Third and Long]

This is terrible. His first good year in the pros might be h :( :(

[Mr. C]

The Bengals have been here before. They had a rookie named Greg Cook who led the team to three wins in his first three games in 1969 before he tore his rotator cuff on a hit from the Kansas City Chiefs (Buck Buchanan and company) D-Line. Cook came back after four weeks and played well enough to win rookie of the year honors in the AFL. But Cook hurt the shoulder again playing basketball in the off-season and his potentially brilliant career was pretty much over. Here's hoping that Palmer comes back better than Cook.

[blur2005]

Apparently, the doctor came out later and said that he made the injury sound worse than it is. He said he expects Carson to make a full recovery. He was just speaking about the injury in general and how serious it CAN be.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2290916

[goasu984Life]

Note to self, don't let that doctor get near me if I need surgery.

"You are going to die."
Later: "Just kidding, it's not as bad as I thought."