11-13-2015, 01:56 PM
This weeks edition (Nov 16) of Sports Illustrated has a feature article, "End Game", on Tyler Eifert. Nothing much new to Bengal fans, but good to see him getting some nationals recognition for leading the league in td receptions.
Lots of discussion about the string of different injuries he has suffered. How he had surgery on both the elbow and the shoulder this offseason. How when his elbow was dislocated it was bent backwards on the field and the muscle was shredded. He said it was like "ground meat". That is why it took so long to heal. They couldn't just stitch the muscle back together. They had to immobilize it and let it grow back together.
He gives Huber and his wife a lot of credit for taking care of him. He lived with them after he had both of the surgeries when he needed a lot of help with just simple everyday tasks. He lost 15 lbs because he could not lift weights for so long.
Finally they point out that Eifert not only leads the league in receiving tds, but that all 9 have come when the Bengals were in the red zone. They say he is the biggest reason the Bengals are 2nd in the league in td percentage in the red zone.
Lots of discussion about the string of different injuries he has suffered. How he had surgery on both the elbow and the shoulder this offseason. How when his elbow was dislocated it was bent backwards on the field and the muscle was shredded. He said it was like "ground meat". That is why it took so long to heal. They couldn't just stitch the muscle back together. They had to immobilize it and let it grow back together.
He gives Huber and his wife a lot of credit for taking care of him. He lived with them after he had both of the surgeries when he needed a lot of help with just simple everyday tasks. He lost 15 lbs because he could not lift weights for so long.
Finally they point out that Eifert not only leads the league in receiving tds, but that all 9 have come when the Bengals were in the red zone. They say he is the biggest reason the Bengals are 2nd in the league in td percentage in the red zone.
