05-03-2021, 04:50 PM
(05-03-2021, 04:40 PM)OSUfan Wrote: Carman had what has become a routine procedure for professional athletes these days. Caleb Farley, that is first round draft selection, Caleb Farley has had two such procedures since 2019 and one of those was in March. The procedure and returning to play is not nearly as risky as some wish to make it out to be.
"...disc herniation is common among NFL and other elite athletes in contact sports and appears to be more common in upper level discs than the general population."
"The results suggest that most NFL players who undergo cervical spinal surgeries for CDH are able to resume their careers. Return to play, and level of performance after returning to competition, appear similar for players with upper-level versus lower-level cervical injuries."
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161004111655.htm
https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=198616
If we had drafted Caleb Farley I would be upset as well, because it is a risk we didn't need to take. Don't we already have enough injury concerns on the OL?
