A few of you may have seen the reports of Aaron Murray suffering an ankle injury. I haven't been able to confirm that, and UGA has not released any info yet.
One source I spoke to, however, said it was a foot, and not an ankle injury, and does not think it's very serious. Murray sustained the injury over the weekend and was set to be examined on Monday, I was told.
One thing to remember: Georgia has scheduled its first spring practice for March 10, the day before spring break, and then doesn't practice again until March 22. So conceivably Murray could be held out the first spring practice and then have nearly two weeks to heal. At least that's the scenario offered by the source I spoke to.
Until we get some word, and a prognosis from UGA, I'd be careful about any additional speculation.
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UPDATE: UGA spokesman Claude Felton said Murray "had some kind of leg/ankle/foot injury" and was being examined by medical personnel early this afternoon. Felton expects an update between 3-4 p.m.
Monday, February 21, 2011
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He's got a few long months to let it heal up, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Plus these things usually sound much worse when it's all based on rumor and second-hand accounts of spotting him using crutches on campus.
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We are adults. We can panic any time we want.
LoL @ Anon 3:56
@CSA
You mean that rumor I heard about Aaron Murray being wheeled around in an iron lung may not be true!?
"Bring out your dead" from Monty Python
The athletic department may be saying it isn't serious, but he was on crutches AND he was in a cast up to his knee, which sounds a little more than just a sprain. This isn't based on a second hand account either, I walked by him on campus earlier this afternoon.
Question: why does UGA start spring practice and then take two weeks off? Is it because the DAWGS aren't really taking off, but, instead, having the players work out during that two week stretch? Or is this a really dumb coaching move where UGA essentially wastes its first spring practice? Or is it something the coaches have no control over? Or something else? I like to ask a lot of questions rather than asking one and listening to the answer...
You can be in crutches AND in a cast as a precaution or as a means to minimize movement, ya know? I'd actually prefer the crutches/cast anytime a player, esp. an elite QB, has a foot/ankle/lower leg injury, regardless of the severity.
And now that Mr. Felton has confirmed that x-rays were negative and that any ligament damage is minimal, everyone can calm the f' down.
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