Lions Notes: Mikel Leshoure Far From The Only NFL Player To Suffer Achilles Injury

by Sean Yuille on Aug 8, 2011 9:56 PM EDT in Detroit Lions Notes

Mikel Leshoure is the 10th NFL player to hurt his Achilles so far during training camp. Thanks again, lockout.
According to Dave Birkett, the Detroit Lions worked out defensive ends Ricky Sapp and Keith Darbut on Monday. Adam Caplan reports that defensive end Jay Richardson also worked out for Detroit
Stephen Peterman says he wouldn't be surprised if Jahvid Best makes the Pro Bowl.
Running back Ricky Williams signed with the Ravens on Monday, so forget about him as a possibility to replace Leshoure for 2011.
Best says Leshoure's injury is a "minor setback."
Because a national game is being televised on FOX on Friday, WXMI is going to have to broadcast the Lions-Bengals game on tape-delay. Chances are it will be tape-delayed locally as well since it's unlikely the game will be sold out.
The Lions' official site has audio from interviews on Sirius NFL Radio with Matthew Stafford, Kyle Vanden Bosch, Calvin Johnson and Jim Schwartz.
This year's supplemental draft is apparently going to be held on Aug. 17, although no players have been declared eligible for it just yet.
FOX announced its broadcasting teams for the 2011 NFL season, and the list is really awful from top to bottom aside from Gus Johnson.
The Madden 12 demo comes out on Tuesday.
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he will be back by next year

achilles surgery has come a long way. jonas jerebko of the pistons tore his achilles last year it took him 6 months to fully heal, but he did fully heal. he came back 100 percent. i feel if mikel works hard at it like jj did he will be back in training camp next season.

by killians28 on Aug 9, 2011 1:24 AM EDT reply actions

Audio

Is that audio working for anyone else?

by TrueToHonoluluBlue on Aug 9, 2011 1:41 AM EDT reply actions

10 already, that's pretty crazy

by Hyperion Ecta on Aug 9, 2011 2:19 AM EDT reply actions

10 already, that's pretty crazy

by Hyperion Ecta on Aug 9, 2011 2:19 AM EDT reply actions

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Mikel Leshoure is the 10th NFL player to hurt his Achilles so far during training camp. Thanks again, lockout.

Is there anything other than anecdotal evidence to suggest that the lockout had anything to do with any of these Achilles injuries? I’ve not heard one medical professional or person associated with the NFL or NFLPA suggest the two are connected.

IIRC, there were 9 Achilles injuries in training camp last year. So far, there doesn’t seem to be a statistically significant difference.

by Big Z in Orlando on Aug 9, 2011 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

But was that nine in the entiore preseason?

we aren’t even to the first preseason game yet and we already have ten.

by TuffLynx on Aug 9, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions

and we are one practice day from opening day games

It seems to me we just packed the same number of them in less days.

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