January 15Jan 15 Author 19 hours ago, CheesesteakNBeer said: All of that is true. The severity of the tear makes a difference. Ex. Partial or full and the location. My wife is an orthopedic surgeon and has performed more than a few of these repairs. At least half of the NFL players that have had a patellar tear never return to the quickness of pre injury. He won't make the beginning of next season, that's almost a guarantee. TE Jimmy Graham for example was running and practicing 10months post surgery, now WR Victor Cruz, RB Cadillac Williams among others were career altering. 18 hours ago, Sack that QB said: Bet ya he plays next season and looks great when he's on the field. A few blurbs about this taken from a report on Philly Voice ... The Eagles will be continuing their Super Bowl push without one of the key guys who got them there, linebacker Nakobe Dean, who tore his patellar tendon in their most recent win over the Packers. It would be hard for the news to be worse, as the particular injury Dean sustained early on in the 22-10 Wild Card victory carries with it one of the longest recovery times. We chatted with Dr. Dinesh Dhanaraj, the chief of orthopedic surgery at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, who offered us some insight on just what the Eagles' defensive leader will be fighting through to return to the field. "It sounds significant," Dhananraj said of Dean's knee prognosis. "The tear, whether it's partial or full usually requires surgery. If it is indeed a full rupture, he would benefit from surgery — even non-athletes would have surgery for that. The tendon is the one fulcrum from the kneecap to the shin that helps the knee bend and flex. Running, pivoting, those are crucial to the function of the patellar tendon. "These aren't great injuries to have, ACLs, torn Achilles, people come back from these and do well, patellar tendons are not as common and have been a career ender for certain people. Not saying people don't come back, [former Bears tight end] Jimmy Graham had one and he came back." https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-nakobe-dean-knee-injury-surgery-news-analysis-2025-season-return-timeframe-linebacker/
January 15Jan 15 On 1/14/2025 at 11:37 AM, Sack that QB said: Bet ya he plays next season and looks great when he's on the field. Still want to bet?
January 16Jan 16 Speedy recovery Nakobe and thank you for proving me wrong about you this season. You had a great year and hopefully come back stronger.
January 18Jan 18 Author Eagles put Nakobe Dean on IR, sign Parris Campbell to active roster The Eagles officially brought linebacker Nakobe Dean’s season to an end on Tuesday. Dean has been placed on injured reserve after injuring his knee in their Wild Card win over the Packers last Sunday. Dean tore his patellar tendon, so he will likely be out into next season as he recovers. Dean had 128 tackles, three sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries in the regular season. He had six tackles and two tackles for loss against the Packers before his injury. The Eagles filled Dean’s roster spot by signing wide receiver Parris Campbell off the practice squad. Campbell had six catches for 30 yards and a touchdown in the regular season and played on special teams against Green Bay. Linebacker Nicholas Morrow and wide receiver Elijah Cooks signed to the practice squad and wide receiver Joseph Ngata was released from that roster in other moves. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/eagles-put-nakobe-dean-on-ir-sign-parris-campbell-to-active-roster
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