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New England Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson has undergone ankle surgery within the past few weeks, according to the Boston Herald.
The procedure revealed scar tissue and damage to cartilage.
The injury occurred during the team’s October 2007 victory over the Cowboys. There reportedly is concern as to whether he will be available for the start of training camp.
Though Watson initially refused to talk to the Herald about the situation, he eventually opened up. A bit.
“It was definitely an issue, but everyone has issues, stuff they fight through,” he said. “It was a nagging thing. Right now, it feels good.
“I’ve had some time to rest since the season ended. It was bothering me during the season from that initial injury. But that’s what the offseason is about. Rest and rehab.”
Last month, the Patriots dumped veteran Kyle Brady. The other tight ends on the roster are David Thomas and Stephen Spach.
March 27th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
How does Roy Williams have a job? The only thing he’s good at is illegal.
You don’t see teams signing wrestlers to play corner.
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March 27th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
The next time Roy Williams intercepts a ball, an offensive tackle needs to yank his shoulders backwards while falling on his mid-calf region. Along with going after some of the institutional misdeeds, Goodell needs to come down swiftly and severely on individuals who repeatedly injure other players.
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March 27th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Credit Patriot fans for not using word of a chronic injury like like this (or Brady’s injury for that matter) as an excuse for their Super Bowl loss. Championship teams find ways to overcome these things.
The Patriots end to the season would have been tougher to deal with for New England fans if they all didn’t know in their hearts that the Giants deserved to win that game. In a strange way that makes the bitterness that much more tolerable.
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March 27th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
another injury bill “spielburg” belichick concealed? no…i won’t believe it, not when tom brady has only been on the injury list for 70 something straight weeks and other patriots (ben watson, ellis hobbs…) are having surgery for injuries they admit were nagging them in the regular season, and yet were never mentioned on the reports…no, i simply wont believe it…belichick’s too classy a guy…
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March 28th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Not that it’s gonna matter to any of you guys, but the league took a look at Roy Williams’ tackle on Ben Watson and determined that Williams didn’t do anything wrong.
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