Giovani Bernard to be limited in OTAs, six months after ACL tear

[SunsetBengal]

(05-22-2017, 10:02 PM)CageTheBengal Wrote: Should we be conservative with Gio though?

With Mixon in the fold and Hill in a prove yourself year I suspect we will be fine. Let Hill and Mixon man the wheel and let Gio give our offense a mid-season pick me up. If Gio has his agility back it would make him even more deadly with fresh legs against guys who have been running since the start of the season.

I would think so.  My wife has had a total of 4 ACL reconstructions.  According to her surgeon, the graft is actually at it's weakest at the 6 month mark of recovery.  Obviously Gio Bernard being a young man, professional athlete, his recovery will be greatly accelerated compared to any average civilian going through the same procedure.  Even with the high level of PT professionals that he's been with, I would still guess that making cuts would still be risky for him right now.