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MIchael Johnson carted off
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(08-03-2015, 01:32 AM)orangeandblackblood Wrote: Is this true? Would wearing a knee brace prevent an injury? I see college players all the time playing in games wearing them.

(08-03-2015, 10:13 AM)c12schleyer Wrote: Yes it is true that it can prevent injury, however... the players that wear them predominantly to prevent injury are OL.  They don't have to worry as much about agility and flexibility as other position groups.  I will tell you, when I tore my knee up and had to wear a brace after it on the football field, it limited my maneuverability. Probably not an ideal situation for a DE.

No it isn't necnecessarily true. 

In cases where they wore the braces, it only helped limit one type of ligament injury while it saw an increase in ankle injury and almost no change in the other ligaments. 
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MIchael Johnson carted off - pally - 08-02-2015, 04:59 PM
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RE: MIchael Johnson carted off - J24 - 08-03-2015, 12:16 AM
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