***Week 10 GameDay Thread (TNF) - Bengals @ Ravens***

[jfkbengals]

(11-07-2024, 09:23 PM)pally Wrote: The injury report also says it is a fibula injury.  Most likely an avulsion fracture from that muscle injury

This is what came up when I searched it.

Quote:Tennis leg, also known as a calf muscle strain, is a partial or complete tear of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle in the calf. It's a common sports injury that occurs when the calf muscles are suddenly contracted or overstretched, such as during a sprint or a sudden change in direction.

They (NFLN) mentioned the back of the knee for him, which sort of matches my situation.  While I am no athlete, it flares up on me semi-regularly and I can actually feel a pocket of swelling below the back of the knee/top of the upper calf.  It doesn't hurt to touch, but movement hurts like hell for me, and I'm just doing everyday people things.  I would imagine it would hurt like hell for a lineman trying to push off, whether kick step for pass pro or launching forward to run block.