08-29-2023, 01:15 PM
(08-29-2023, 08:55 AM)Nepa Wrote: Well, then the Bengals have to consider IR for Ossai before the 53 is set and thus missing the entire season -- as he did in 2021. If it can take 6 months to get back to the previous state then he'd miss the entire season. Being able to make quick cuts and driving hard against defenders is important for his position. And with the depth that the Bengals have, someone that isn't listed on the 53 may well get snatched by another team.
(08-29-2023, 09:15 AM)Tomcat Wrote: My Daughter played College Soccer and she had a High ankle sprain and she was out 6 weeks before she got back on the field. Just depends on how bad the ligaments were stretched or torn in the ankle.
I think that with injuries like this - I have had some wicked WICKED ankle sprains playing high level soccer - the rehab program they'll put him through will help a ton to get him on the field.
He will be able to play after a month or so, depending on severity, but for the ligaments to actually tighten back to pre-injury status it will be months. No way around it. This will leave him open to reinjury. He will probably be able to play without pain at some point this season, but I won't be shocked if he is gimpy off and on throughout the year.
The ligaments around the ankle are just lose and weak after a bad sprain and have to (for lack of better words) retract back and fully strengthen. Time is the only thing for that.
6 weeks is pretty fair recover expectation, but with a staff working 24/7 on it with modern technology... and drugs... perhaps he can find the field in 4-5 weeks?
