Jonah Williams’ shoulder injury likely predates time with Bengals

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(07-02-2019, 09:49 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Well...and the question was posed by the author as to IF the Bengals knew he had the injury and IF they took him anyways because of his talent level.

People can say what they want about the main article being fake, but Williams did wear a shoulder harness on that shoulder in college towards the end of his career. The author also claims that you don't wear those for protective measures like a knee brace and that they are to provide stability for an injury.

I think it's also plausible that he was able to get by with the injury in college and then in the Pros where everyone is good, decided to have it fixed.

At the end of the day though...only Jonah likely knows. Whether it was before or after though, he's out for the year. That's the bottom line.

It apparently makes some people feel good to defend the Bengals by thinking that he got hurt in non-contact OTA's. So be it.

Well, if the Bengals knew, why didn't they just have him get the surgery ASAP instead of sending him out to practice and having him lift weights?  Look, I love a good conspiracy theory as much as the next guy, but that just doesn't make any sense.  I can tell you one thing, you won't be lifting weights and playing football with a labrum tear so bad it requires surgery.  Hell, I had a slight tear in my rotator cuff on my right shoulder back in my 20s (just physical therapy and ultrasound, no surgery), and it hurt like the dickens to just clean windows in cars and wash them.