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I know you follow this stuff outside of the Texans players, but I don't know to what extent.Per Brian Smith re. AJ:
This early in the game, you certainly don't want to be seeing hamstring issues of any sort......especially in AJ or Arian.
Keep in mind that Grade 2 (partial tears) and Grade 3 (complete tears) are pretty easy to spot.......there's a whole lot of pain and significant limping going on. But in the case of the more common Grade 1 (micro tears), It can be harder to recognise, these are tricky little buggers in that it can almost feel like a small cramp that can come on during a run, you can continue to run although it will cause a diffuse soreness behind your leg that can settle very quickly once you have stopped, so leading you to think you have not torn anything especially as you wont see any bruising or feel any heat or swelling and feel nothing in normal day to day activities except maybe a twinge on getting up out of chairs or up/down stairs, most of these class of tears need to be properly managed and normally its at least 1-2 weeks of physio treatment. A seeming "tweak" recognized as only a cramp in some cases may actually end up being a 3 month rehab if it is not properly diagnosed and treated.
The reason is due to a couple of reasons first and most obviously with a Grade 1 tear players can continue to run, and tend to do so, even in pain. But limping is not a hallmark of a Grade I tear. Continued pay disrupts the healing processes and prevents the tear from healing, secondly it can depend on where the tear is located, if more in the tendon it heals slower than if in the muscle belly, all due to the differing bloody supply. Finally they are commonly misdiagnosed as just a cramp and so again back to the same issue of allowing the player to continue to run or even doing inappropriate rehab such as stretching the hamstrings in the early stages and so not allowing the tear to heal.
Well its simple if youre a professional football player, you err on the side of precaution, especially an elite one like AJ and AR where there is no room for misdiagnosis. Both should be undergoing MRI in my opinion. Certainly nothing lost, In my experience dealing with them like this, being cautious may take a little longer and may be frustrating at the start, but it will mean in the long run you wont be back to see the physio a few weeks later with same problem. You do not want to return too quickly if you are indeed dealing with a Grade I tear instead of a simple cramp, since you do not want to stretch your hamstrings......they must be given time to let the scar tissue lay down over the tear without disrupting it.
Are you aware of what's going on with Odell Beckham and, if so, do you believe this might be the case with his hamstring issues?