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EllisUnit said:
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Hmmmmm he is a white guy, if that's what you mean as far as pale goes......
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When was that pic taken?
 
Beaumont Texan said:
Caught JJ on the Dan Patrick show. Sounds as if it was more involved than what they originally thought it would be. Skip to 3:15.
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What could "more involved" mean? Would not surprise me if it meant the addition of corrective hip surgery.

Dr. Meyers who is part of the Vincera Institute where he performs his sports hernia repairs is a general surgeon. His institute has recognized the strong association of sports hernia with underlying hip pathology about which I have extensively posted in the past. As a general surgeon, he does not perform femoral acetabular impingement (FAI) or hip labrum repair surgery. But he now teams up with an orthopedic surgical hip specialist to perform both surgeries at the same setting when indicated.

If JJ has undergone an osteoplasty for FAI with labral excision in addition to the reported sports hernia repairs, he could have gotten off of crutches at 2-3 weeks postop. If he is not ready to return to practice by ~10 weeks, but closer to 12-16 weeks, then he will have likely had significant hip pathology which was surgically addressed at the time of his bilateral sports hernia repairs.

From the Vicera Institute website:

In the past 25 years, Meyers has performed more than 18,000 core muscle repair procedures, and his patient list reads like a who’s who of professional athletes: Donovan McNabb, Brent Celek, Adrian Peterson, Danny Briere, Miguel Cabrera, Greg Jennings, plus scores of high school and college athletes.

For many of these athletes, the core injuries often go hand-in-hand with issues related to hip pathology. That’s where Rothman Institute’s Dr. John J. Salvo Jr. comes in.

Salvo is one of the region’s leaders in hip arthroscopy, especially in athletes. Together with Dr. Struan Coleman from Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, they co-direct the Hip Preservation Center at Vincera.

Hip pathology is often the result of genetics. But for athletes, especially those who start practicing at a young age, developmental issues come into play.

“Bone is a dynamic structure that responds to stress so when you’re a growing kid and you’re doing rotational impact sports, especially with kids doing it year round now, that bone is going to react and reform and most likely cause an impingement,” said Salvo.

“For athletes that have both core and hip injuries, sometimes you can treat one injury and the symptoms of the other will get better, but many times we have to treat both,” said Salvo.

“The core muscle issue is usually due to an actual injury — the athlete twists or hits it awkwardly and that sets off muscular symptoms and the pain starts.”

However, in the hip, things are usually attritional. The patient may have experienced something that set off symptoms but their true pathology had been cooking for a long time.

Traditionally, doctors would treat the issues at two separate surgical settings. Yet, at Vincera, they address the injuries in one fell swoop, something very few surgical centers in the country offer.

“We’ve seen much better success with patients that have both pathologies, when we fix them both in the same setting,” said Salvo. “Once Dr. Meyers is done with the core injury, we can get inside the hip arthroscopically with two or three small incisions and basically correct all of the pathology that has been cooking inside for years and years.”

Using hip arthroscopy, the surgeon makes small portals and uses a camera and surgical tools to address issues in the hip, most commonly femoral acetabular impingement (FAI) and labral debridement/repairs.
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Duane Brown “coming along great” in rehab
Posted 16 hours ago

Deepi Sidhu


For left tackle Duane Brown, the 2016 offseason is one of the biggest of his NFL career so far. The eight-year veteran is currently working his way back from a season-ending quadriceps injury suffered in the Jan. 3 season finale against Jacksonville.

“Coming along great, man,” Brown said on Tuesday’s Texans All Access radio show. “Tomorrow will be five weeks out of surgery. Off of crutches, which is a big step for me. It’s healing pretty well. I’m pretty amazed at the recovery I’ve had so far. Long road ahead of me, but just taking it one day at a time and looking forward to getting back.”

The All-Pro has been fortunate enough to finish each of his NFL and college seasons in relatively good physical health. In fact, the last major injury for Brown occurred over a decade ago. During his senior year of high school, Brown broke his fibula and spent two and a half months recovering.

"This is definitely the toughest injury to come back from in my career in the biggest offseason, I think, of my career," Brown said. "Going into my ninth year, this is a huge offseason for me but I’m looking forward to it. It’s a big challenge and I’m always up for a challenge."

Fitted with a leg brace, Brown is currently working to regain his range of motion. For the first few weeks after his Jan. 6 surgery, he was required to keep his leg as straight as possible but says his mobility has increased.

“It’s feeling pretty good so far but getting to where I can bend it all the way and just working on that quad strength," Brown said. "To get it back to where it was, or possibly even stronger, that’s the goal."
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It's way too early to judge progress for his post quad tendon rupture repair. At least, it's not negative at this early stage. His progress described is as would be expected by the average rehab. As there is only a 50% rate of return to play a single regular season game, we will have to wait until at least preseason to make any semblance of prediction of how well he is doing in his quest to return.
 
There have been good discussions between Arian Foster’s camp and the Texans organization. Meetings took place at the start of the month to get a feel for Foster's mindset. Reports came out early that Foster's future with the Texans was close to an end but currently, that is far from the direction the team is thinking. Ongoing talks have Foster in the future plans for the Texans and, with only one season left on his contract, there is no real discussion asking him to take a pay cut to stay in Houston. After Foster tore his Achillies against Miami, he was focused on trying to find his way back onto the field. Foster has been keeping in touch with Brian Cushing and Duane Brown while rehabbing and he has been splitting time between Houston and California during the offseason. Foster recently came out of his boot and is walking on flat ground. It will continue to be a low slow process but training camp will be the target date for him to return.
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If this is accurate reporting by Patrick Starr, I'm getting a bad feeling of where this is all going. Nostalgia is commendable for fans to make their choices..........not so much for an NFL team.
 

  1. JJ Watt ‏@JJWatt 1d1 day ago
    If you think I'd leave a game and my teammates over just a sports hernia, you're crazy.
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    [*]JJ Watt ‏@JJWatt 1d1 day ago
    Stop calling my injury a sports hernia. I'm sick of seeing that. Either get the facts straight or don't report on it at all.
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    This tends to go along with my previous questioning of O'brien's statement that he would hope that JJ would be able to return around OTAs..........a much longer period than required for recovery from bilateral sports hernias. Since Dr. Meyers did operate on him, I have no reason to believe that these repairs were not indeed performed............but with the addition of hip surgery for commonly associated hip pathology that I've discussed in the past (including earlier in this thread).

 
CloakNNNdagger said:






  1. This tends to go along with my previous questioning of O'brien's statement that he would hope that JJ would be able to return around OTAs..........a much longer period than required for recovery from bilateral sports hernias. Since Dr. Meyers did operate on him, I have no reason to believe that these repairs were not indeed performed............but with the addition of hip surgery for commonly associated hip pathology that I've discussed in the past (including earlier in this thread).
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The surgery for FAI isn't a bad one at all. My question is what are the percentages for additional FAI surgeries, considering that it is usually a congenital issue? Once the head of the femur is rounded it stays rounded, or does it grow back to its original shape? Does it even matter, considering the length of an NFL player"s career?
 
DocBar said:
The surgery for FAI isn't a bad one at all. My question is what are the percentages for additional FAI surgeries, considering that it is usually a congenital issue? Once the head of the femur is rounded it stays rounded, or does it grow back to its original shape? Does it even matter, considering the length of an NFL player"s career?
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FAI surgery in general in the younger population like JJ typically will have a high percentage of return to presurgical performance. This "relief" has been shown to be excellent in a majority of cases in the short and mid term.........most studies have not followed patients beyond 3 years. However, a longer term study has shown that after ~4 years, ~10% (up to 30% in an isolated study of 10 year follow up) of these patients will require hip replacement. The congenital deformity that caused the problem does not really come back after the surgery, and a "redo" of that particular surgery is exceptional. It's the extent of damage to the hip joint such as to the labrum, or the extent of arthritis which was present at the time of surgery or that has developed subsequently that determines the successful longevity of the procedure. Because of the extent of joint damage.....labral or advancing arthritic changes.......that occur with time, it is well documented that older subjects do not enjoy nearly the success of the younger individual undergoing the same procedure. It is important to understand that surgical intervention in FAI does not prevent or slow down the progression of osteoarthritis in the hip.

Hope that gives you a little something to hang your hat on.

[BTW, in a player like JJ, a regaining of full range of motion and full muscle strength usually makes a return to play difficult before 3-4 months.]
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
FAI surgery in general in the younger population like JJ typically will have a high percentage of return to presurgical performance. This "relief" has been shown to be excellent in a majority of cases in the short and mid term.........most studies have not followed patients beyond 3 years. However, a longer term study has shown that after ~4 years, ~10% (up to 30% in an isolated study of 10 year follow up) of these patients will require hip replacement. The congenital deformity that caused the problem does not really come back after the surgery, and a "redo" of that particular surgery is exceptional. It's the extent of damage to the hip joint such as to the labrum, or the extent of arthritis which was present at the time of surgery or that has developed subsequently that determines the successful longevity of the procedure. Because of the extent of joint damage.....labral or advancing arthritic changes.......that occur with time, it is well documented that older subjects do not enjoy nearly the success of the younger individual undergoing the same procedure. It is important to understand that surgical intervention in FAI does not prevent or slow down the progression of osteoarthritis in the hip.

Hope that gives you a little something to hang your hat on.
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So my putting off the surgery, increasing the damage done, inhibits my return?
 
DocBar said:
So my putting off the surgery, increasing the damage done, inhibits my return?
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Every one is different. But in general, the more time given for preoperative damage to accumulate, it would logically translate into potentially lesser short, mid and long term success.
 
steelbtexan said:
My bet is on Coleman at 22.

I think BOB thinks he can get by with Clark and a developmental LT. With hopes that DB beats the odds.
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I think the thinking behind this plan is college lineman suffer almost as much from these spread offenses as the QBs do. Most lineman take a year or two to develop so do you take one in the first knowing he probably wont start early, or take another project later in hopes he develops. I dont care which ever route they choose to go, I just want to see an NFL level of offense to match our defense
 
steelbtexan said:
My bet is on Coleman at 22.

I think BOB thinks he can get by with Clark and a developmental LT. With hopes that DB beats the odds.
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There is some buzz that the Texans are interested in Coleman. I just don't like him at 22. I'd take a flyer on him in the 2nd, but he has too many question marks for me to risk a first on him.
 
Number19 said:
There is some buzz that the Texans are interested in Coleman. I just don't like him at 22. I'd take a flyer on him in the 2nd, but he has too many question marks for me to risk a first on him.
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I certainly agree with this, Doctson would be my pick at 22 if available. However, I wont complain if Coleman or Fuller are the pick at 22. They both add something this team has been lacking for yrs. (Speed)

If Clark stays healthy he's a serviceable LT. But I also would like them to pick a LT somewhere in the draft and develop him. Good news is IF D.Brown makes it back to 90% of what he was LT really isn't an issue. Center is an issue and luckily the Center class is very deep this ye. You can find a legitimate starting C in rds 3-5. You haven't been able to say that in a few yrs. For instance who was the 1st C drafted last yr.
 
Shishkabob said:
I think the thinking behind this plan is college lineman suffer almost as much from these spread offenses as the QBs do. Most lineman take a year or two to develop so do you take one in the first knowing he probably wont start early, or take another project later in hopes he develops. I dont care which ever route they choose to go, I just want to see an NFL level of offense to match our defense
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Yep. All the more reason for some type of developmental league.
 
steelbtexan said:
I certainly agree with this, Doctson would be my pick at 22 if available. However, I wont complain if Coleman or Fuller are the pick at 22. They both add something this team has been lacking for yrs. (Speed)

If Clark stays healthy he's a serviceable LT. But I also would like them to pick a LT somewhere in the draft and develop him. Good news is IF D.Brown makes it back to 90% of what he was LT really isn't an issue. Center is an issue and luckily the Center class is very deep this ye. You can find a legitimate starting C in rds 3-5. You haven't been able to say that in a few yrs. For instance who was the 1st C drafted last yr.
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Yeah. You get linemen that like to mug people and everything else seems to fall into place.
 
Texans' Kevin Johnson Needs To Add Weight For the Upcoming Season
Patrick Starr
9:31 AM

The Houston Texans liked what they saw from Kevin Johnson his rookie season but they need him to improve heading into 2016.

Houston Texans 2015 first round pick, Kevin Johnson, made a solid impact for the defense in his first season. A lean and rangy cornerback, Johnson silenced critics who doubted his toughness early on, and he showed he could absolutely play the game from a physical standpoint.

Johnson's season took a slight downward turn about midseason and some pointed to the infamous rookie wall. However, it was later revealed he was playing with fractured fifth metatarsal for the final month of the season. Then in final week of the season, he suffered a broken wrist on a peel back block and both injuries required surgeries at the end of the season to repair.

Coach Bill O’Brien liked what he saw from his top pick of the 2015 draft class.

“He was impressive as a rookie. He’s a mature kid. I was impressed with the way he threw his body around,” said O’Brien. ““Other than that, he’s a very instinctive player.”

With the injuries Johnson sustained during his rookie season, O’Brien wants Johnson to add weight for the coming season to help his play on the field.

“He’s skinny, so I think one of the things I’ve got to see him, he’s in the training room a lot because he’s had a couple of offseason surgeries, he’s got to put a little weight on, and maybe that’s one of the biggest things he can do to improve,” explained O’Brien.
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Weight gain could be a double edge sword for KJ. Studies have shown that a Jones refracture has been associated with higher player weights. Refracture has been shown to be ~15% in the NFL. And refracture has been shown to occur very disproportionately in elite players (~86%). Johnson will have had plenty of time to heal his fracture.........usually a 8-9 week return to play. However, it should be noted that the first 6 months back from initial return to play is the period of greatest risk for refracture. Its interesting to note that although the repair screw not uncommonly is found to have bent with refracture, it is seldom broken. Just the mere fact that a screw like this can be bent, gives you an idea of how much stress that 5th metatarsal takes with hard push offs and jump landings.........and why refracture is always a concern.
 
How in the hell would gaining weight help protect your foot and wrist? That makes zero sense.

Those are the farthest extremities from the center of his mass. He could gain 20 pounds and not gain even a millimeter of thickness in those areas.
 
J.J. Watt says last year was the hardest on his body yet

“Last year was definitely by far the most strenuous on my body that I’ve ever had, fighting through a whole bunch of things that I’ve never dealt with before,” Watt said. “We had the broken hand. I had a herniated disk in my back halfway through the year. I had, obviously, everything that went on with my groins and I don’t think people fully understand what that process was like and how long that had been dealt with.”
 
JJ: No rest for me! I've gotta play or the Texans don't make the playoffs!

Hoyer: Please JJ rest! You don't want to see me play in the playoffs!!!
 

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#Texans left tackle @DuaneBrown76 on being ready for the season opener: "Game one I expect to be out there."

4:28 PM - 3 Apr 2016
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As I've stated before, we will have no realistic idea what to expect from Brown until at least sometime during preseason.........and, since his time in full-contact game situations at that time will be extremely limited by logistics, probably not until into the beginning of the season if he makes it that far.
 
Thanks for update. I hesitate to put much faith in a player's comments but good to see him mobile. I'm still hopeful Clark is better than I think.
 
CND, I really appreciate the update, it is very nice to see Brown working out but like BB stated I also have little faith in player comments. "Game one I expect to be out there", didn't we hear the same thing said about Ed Reed a couple years ago. Remember how the team said that he'd be ready by training camp, then it was he'll be ready by game 1, then it was he'll be ready by game 4. Tired of getting sunshine pumped up my ass.

*That last part was not directed at you CND, utmost respect sir.
 
Wolf6151 said:
CND, I really appreciate the update, it is very nice to see Brown working out but like BB stated I also have little faith in player comments. "Game one I expect to be out there", didn't we hear the same thing said about Ed Reed a couple years ago. Remember how the team said that he'd be ready by training camp, then it was he'll be ready by game 1, then it was he'll be ready by game 4. Tired of getting sunshine pumped up my ass.

*That last part was not directed at you CND, utmost respect sir.
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Salty much? Ed Reed came to this team injured, was a locker room cancer, and will go down as one of the worst signings in the history of the Texans. DB has been a Texan his entire career and a consummate pro. Players always have a much more positive outlook on their rehab than doctors and trainers will. How about we let him actually not be ready for Game 1 before we put him in the same boat as Ed Reed. It's five freaking months away.
 
Reshard Cliett is progressing nicely after his ACL repair last September. Here is a VIDEO of his most recent workout.

My greater concern is that with his knee injury taking him out before the season, his shoulder(s) have not been effectively tested.

From my previous post in another thread re. his history of right and left shoulder injuries/surgeries/re-injur, and their implications.:http://www.texanstalk.com/posts/2592507/
 
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Reshard Cliett is progressing nicely after his ACL repair last September. Here is a VIDEO of his most recent workout.

My greater concern is that with his knee injury taking him out before the season, his shoulder(s) have not been effectively tested.

From my previous post in another thread re. his history of right and left shoulder injuries/surgeries/re-injur, and their implications.:http://www.texanstalk.com/posts/2592507/
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This guy was really an intriguing prospect who came with a long list of injuries, particularly joint dislocations as I recall. I think they planed on using him at LB in the nickel ?
Dank the kid is due for a streak of good fortune, maybe get a couple years of injury free time in the league ?
 
A determined Duane Brown presses on in comeback
By Aaron Wilson

April 15, 2016 Updated: April 15, 2016 5:38pm Houston Texans tackle Duane Brown works out at Hank's Gym on Thursday, April 14, 2016, in Houston. Brown is recovering from a quadriceps injury, that ended his season last year. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle )

Hoisting heavy metal with a powerful, controlled push, Texans veteran left offensive tackle Duane Brown treated a series of 400-pound bench presses as if they were a charging pass rusher crossing his path.

Sweating his way through a vigorous upper-body and abdominal workout at Hank's Gym in Houston, Brown is diligently rehabilitating from a torn quadriceps tendon that was reattached during a January surgery.

By throwing himself into a grueling regimen to regain his old strength, mobility and stability in his surgically repaired right leg, Brown is optimistic he's on track for the Texans' season opener against the Chicago Bears.

"I'm listening to my body a lot," said Brown, a former Texans first-round draft pick from Virginia Tech entering his ninth NFL season. "I'm 30 years old and I've played in this league a good amount of time. I'm not going to push it to the point where I have a setback. I'm listening to my body closely, but I feel good and I think I'll be ready to go when the season starts.

"I'm feeling great. The rehab process has been amazing, and the surgery went as well as expected. It's been a challenge, but a pretty good challenge."

Brown has made steady progress since suffering the extremely painful injury and being carted off the field during the Texans' regular-season finale against the Tennessee Titans. For an athlete whose job requires sudden, explosive stops and starts while protecting quarterbacks' blind side, it was a devastating injury. For weeks, Brown was unable to move his leg and had to keep it immobilized for the most part with a straight leg.

"I could move around a little bit, but it was hard," Brown said. "Not being able to drive a car, the little things you take for granted, that was the hardest part. Just knowing it was a light at the end of the tunnel, I'm getting there right now.

"I think the best part for me was it happened at the end of the year and I didn't have to sit there and watch football too much. Watching that playoff game was rough. After that, not having to watch football too much longer, that helped me to process everything."

As difficult as the mental aspect of dealing with a severe injury can be, there's a pain factor that Brown has grown accustomed to. The 6-4, 303-pound three-time Pro Bowl selection has dealt with everything from the initial sharp pain of his leg giving out underneath him during a violent collision, to the incision of the procedure performed by Texans team doctor Walter Lowe with sutures that have since dissolved and breaking through the adhesions and retraining his muscles to perform old, practiced movements.

"It's painful, but I have a pretty high tolerance for pain," Brown said. "It's kind of expected. Whenever I have aches and pains, it comes with the process. It's nothing unbearable or overwhelming. I've been able to push through everything so far."

On a daily basis, Brown aggressively works his way through a stretching program to regain his range of motion. He does single-leg exercises, including a single-leg leg press. Everything is done with the intention of activating his quadriceps.

"You also want to make that glute muscle strong to kind of take the pressure off my lower back," Brown said. "That's another very important muscle."

Now, Brown has reached the point where he can run on a specialized treadmill supporting roughly half his body weight. He can also push or pull weighted sleds.

"That's a big step for me," Brown said. "I think I'll be running on the field in the next couple of weeks."

A full recovery from a torn quadriceps tendon can range from six to 12 months, with a healthy return hinging on the athlete's conditioning level, work ethic, severity of the tear and the skill of the surgeon.

"So far so good," Brown said. 'When they reconnected it, I didn't completely lose my muscle. I still had a lot of muscle development there, which helped."

In Brown's case, he's far ahead of schedule. He attributes that partly to the PeerWell PreHab program, a company that approached him prior to his surgery.

"They helped me with my recovery, it's a network of surgeons and experts that connected with me before my surgery to give me a head's up about what to expect, and I talked with some of my peers to guide me through it after mu surgery," Brown said. "They helped me with what exercises to do and what to eat and jumpstarted my process. Anybody can use this program, and it helps a lot."

Brown hasn't been alone in his recovery. He's had the support of his wife, Devon Angelica, coaches, trainers and teammates, including being joined at workouts by fellow offensive linemen Xavier Su'a-Filo and Oday Aboushi.

"Duane's attacked his rehab," Su'a-Filo said. "Everything he's had to do to get back, he's attacked it and he's ahead of schedule. From what I've seen of him, he's the same Duane, in shape, a hard worker and trying to get healthy."

There's no pressure on Brown to rush back onto the practice field since the Texans re-signed offensive tackle Chris Clark to a two-year, $6 million contract in March as an insurance policy and swing tackle.

"I just want to continue to get healthy," said Brown, who's due a $7 million base salary this year as part of a six-year, $53.4 million contract he signed in 2012. "That's the main goal for me and to continue to be a leader. I'm going into my ninth season with this organization, and it's a blessing to be here. We've got some elder statesmen as well as some guys who are very young. I'm going to work my way through it mentally and be a student of the game and do as much as I can do until I'm ready to go full-speed physically."

Brown will join his teammates Monday when the Texans officially start the first phase of their offseason conditioning program, including new quarterback Brock Osweiler and running back Lamar Miller and offensive linemen Jeff Allen and Tony Bergstrom.

"I'm looking forward to working with those guys," Brown said. "I think they will be good additions. I'm looking forward to meeting up with them and pushing this thing forward."

Brown measures his progress incrementally. He's maintaining his patience and big-picture approach. Each centimeter more he can bend and stretch or amount of power he can generate with his leg is absorbed and appreciated.

"I came in with the right attitude," Brown said. "I enjoy the little victories like getting off the training table and being able to do some conditioning work. That's a big deal. The more I see the strength come back, the more I'm able to do mobility-wise, it's huge."
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Rooting for the big guy.
 
DocBar said:
Rooting for is great, but your professional diagnosis isn't. Do you now think he has a chance?
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DocBar,

In previous posts, I pointed to an NFL study that found that only 50% of players ever made it back for a single regular season game. It was noted that players taken in the early rounds were more likely to be in the return group. In a further breakdown, it was interesting to note that in ~80% of all players sustaining this injury, a "complete recovery" as defined by return of full strength and absence of pain was attained, although only 50% were able to achieve performance allowing them back to real game play...........and none of the returning players ever received any post-injury performance honors, despite the fact that several were previous ProBowl participants.

As such, as hazy as it may sound, this recent post still reflects, as accurately as I can at this point, my thoughts concerning Brown's potential future.:
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As I've stated before, we will have no realistic idea what to expect from Brown until at least sometime during preseason.........and, since his time in full-contact game situations at that time will be extremely limited by logistics, probably not until into the beginning of the season if he makes it that far.
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J Jo was dealing with a knee problem the latter part of the season and was on the injury list for a knee during the Nov-Dec period. He now has revealed that he had a "minor" scope of his right knee this offseason. He said the procedure was so minor he never even needed crutches. It helped deal with some wear and tear issues. Don't worry, you can breathe easy since it's only "minor."
 
Per Patrick Starr:

Houston Texans Johnathan Joseph Has Minor Procedure Before OTAs Starts

6:11 PM
Johnathan Joseph had a 'normal procedure" done before the start of Houston Texans OTAs.

Houston Texans veteran cornerback Johnathan Joseph had his right knee scoped two weeks ago to get ready for the upcoming season. Considered a maintenance procedure, Joseph is already back running according to Mark Berman of Fox 26 in Houston.

Joesph appeared in all 16 games in 2015 and had 58 total tackles with 22 pass deflections and one interception. For his career with the Texans, Joseph has appeared in 76 games amassed 279 total tackles, 12 interceptions and 78 pass deflections. Joseph continues to be a stabilizing force in the Texans secondary since signing him as a free agent in 2011.

There is a good chance that the Texans could take it easy on Joseph during OTAs to get him ready for training camp.

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Thank goodness, it wasn't an "abnormal procedure."
 
Texans DB Kevin Johnson prepping for healthy return
By Aaron Wilson

Published 10:10 pm, Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Texans cornerback Kevin Johnson endured a challenging offseason as he underwent a pair of surgeries following his rookie season.
Now, the former first-round draft pick from Wake Forest has made steady progress in his rehabilitation and is on track for a healthy return in advance of next season. Having surgery in January for a Jones fracture in his left foot and a broken left wrist, Johnson played through the foot injury for roughly eight games and never missed a game. He broke his wrist prior to the Texans' AFC wild-card playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs and wasn't able to finish the game.

"It's been a real good offseason," Johnson said during Texans middle linebacker Brian Cushing's Cushing Cup go-kart challenge that raised money for military veterans and families. "Just working, coming in to work every day, getting better, feeling good, so I'm excited."
Johnson was in a walking boot and a wrist brace in the weeks after undergoing surgery, but is now out of those protective accessories. Dr. Robert Anderson, the Carolina Panthers team doctor and a renowned foot and ankle specialist in Charlotte, N.C., performed the Jones fracture procedure on Johnson, which involved inserting a surgical pin.


Drafted 16th overall, Johnson started 10 of 16 games played and recorded 52 tackles, one interception and nine passes defended.

Johnson drew praise for his physical nature, instincts and maturity.

"I think Kevin has done a really good job of acclimating and assimilating to pro football," Texans general manager Rick Smith said at the close of the season. "We've appreciated that he's got his stuff together. Separate the athletic stuff, just how this guy is as a man off the field. He's as structured and mature as you're ever going to come across. That's one of the things that really gave us confidence. And you can't get a better family than his."

Although relatively lean at 6-0, 188 pounds, Johnson flashed aggressiveness and toughness and delivered punishing tackles. His backpedal and change of direction skills are textbook.

Johnson put on some muscle this offseason and is noticeably thicker in the upper body, which was one of his primary goals.


"Just continue to get healthy and get bigger and stronger and faster," Johnson said. "I haven't stepped on a scale in a while, but I'm definitely stronger."
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