Joey Bosa with a pulled calf

[machine gun kelly]

57 minutes ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

Here's a page that talks about all of Bosa's injuries.  Its quite a long list

 

https://www.draftsharks.com/fantasy/injury-history/joey-bosa/7500

 

Date League Injury Games Missed Details

 

Sep 22, 2024

NFL Inguinal Hip Bruise

Grade 1

-

 

Sep 8, 2024

NFL Back Lower Lumbar Sprain/Pull

Unspecified Grade 1

-Bosa tweaked his back in Week 1, 2024.

 

Aug 4, 2024

NFL Hand Wrist Fracture

Grade 1

-Bosa hurt his left hand in a joint practice with the Rams.

 

Nov 19, 2023

NFL Pedal Foot Sprain

Grade 1

7 Bosa suffered a sprained right foot in Week 11 vs. the Packers. He was later placed on IR and missed the remainder of the 2023 season.

 

Sep 25, 2022

NFL Inguinal Groin Tear

Grade 3

12 Bosa had surgery and returned in Week 17.

 

Dec 5, 2021

NFL Head Cranial Concussion

Grade 1

-Bosa suffered a head injury in Week 13's game vs. the Bengals. He was cleared for the next game.

 

Sep 22, 2021

NFL Pedal Ankle Sprain/Pull

Unspecified Grade 1

-Bosa was questionable with a foot injury going into Week 3's game.

 

Dec 17, 2020

NFL Head Cranial Concussion

Grade 1

2 Bosa sustained a concussion during the Week 15 win over the Raiders and was sidelined for two games.

 

Nov 1, 2020

NFL Head Cranial Concussion

Grade 1

2 Bosa missed two games due to a concussion suffered in Week 8.

 

Sep 6, 2018

NFL Pedal Foot Bruise

Grade 1

9 Bosa re-injured his left foot prior to Week 1 and didn't make his season debut until Week 11. Surgery was discussed but ultimately avoided.

 

Aug 7, 2018

NFL Pedal Foot Bruise

Grade 1

-Bose suffered a left foot injury in training camp.

 

Dec 11, 2016

NFL Cervical Neck Strain

Grade 1

-Bosa suffered a neck strain in the 2nd quarter of Week 14. He was also tested for a concussion but passed his baseline tests.

 

Oct 13, 2016

NFL Hand Finger Dislocation

Grade 1

-Bosa played through the injury in 2016 and 2017 before undergoing surgery after the 2017 campaign.

 

Sep 4, 2016

NFL Thigh Hamstring Strain

Grade 2

4 Bosa reported late to training camp after a holdout and missed the first 4 games of the season with a Grade 1 strain of his left hamstring.

Jake, thanks for not only providing the link, but also typing out each injury.  I’m sure in the link it will detail games missed for each injury.  Beane knows it s a gamble on Bosa, but potentially worth it.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

[Sierra Foothills]

24 minutes ago, Starr Almighty said:

 

Brown Swiss

 

3 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

 

@Slippery Rubber Mats

 

[BigDingus]

Just like everyone else, CALLED IT!

 

The fact anyone was putting ANY stock into him upgrading our DL was crazy to me. Dude is the Kevin Kolb of DEs. Now he's even getting injured away from football. 

[DapperCam]

5 hours ago, uticaclub said:

He seemed ready to retire during his press conference. I expect minimal production from Bosa and little to no consequences for Beane.

What consequences were you looking for? Put him in the stocks? Public flogging? A select group of season ticket holders to throw rotten fruit at him?

 

Bosa is making peanuts for a pass rusher. It’s a gamble because there weren’t any better options.

[Toyo321]

This guy is constantly a walking injury report.

 

[buffalostu2]

I think Shawne Merriman will be ready to return during Bosa's absence.

[Slippery Rubber Mats]

33 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

Brown Swiss

 

 

@Slippery Rubber Mats

 

 

No one sneaks slippery rubber mats out on to grass fields for no reason like the The Buffalo Bills!!

[4BillsintheBurgh]

What are the current odds for "Joey Bosa busted at the Canadia border with a pile of PED's"?

[BillsFanForever19]

A Grade 1 Calf Pull recovers in 1-3 weeks. A Grade 2 in 3-6. We've got about 8 weeks before Training Camp starts. He'll be good to go by then. With his history, it wouldn't even shock me if it was just Bosa saying "my calf is bothering me a little bit, but I'm fine" and they were like "screw it, we'll just say you have a pull and shut you down until Camp".

 

But this is why when people talk about trading Epenesa before the season starts, I say absolutely not. Bosa's injury prone and we don't get Hoecht until Week 8. If the season started tomorrow and we had traded Epenesa - we'd be down to Rousseau, Jackson, and Solomon. That's it. Beyond being undermanned at the position, we'd be relying on two complete unknowns at that point. 

[nedboy7]

I had to cancel work today to deal with the emotions of this news. 
 

Edited yesterday at 09:28 PM by nedboy7

[Big Blitz]

When the Dolphins overpaid an oft injured Taron Armstead to be their LT, he didn’t practice until Thursdays - in this last season I’m pretty sure he hardly practiced.  
 

McDaniel said in his first season they would give him the “A.I.” treatment regarding practice.  
 

And when he played it made a huge difference for them vs when he didn’t.  
 

 

This is what I expect with Bosa - but we only need him to play 30-40 percent of snaps in game.  He can miss a few.  Load management.   
 

Just consider him a bonus when he’s playing.

[Steptide]

Sometimes I legit wonder if training staffs just make these injuries up to intentionally keep guys out. Why risk any kind of injury to him knowing his history? Just be available during the season and more importantly, for playoffs 

[Paup 1995MVP]

1 hour ago, mjt328 said:

Some people will swear there is no such thing as injury prone...

 

I'm not one of those people.  Yes, sports are always going to have freak occurrences that happen due to bad luck.  But just like athletes can be genetically gifted in strength, speed, agility, etc., they can also be more likely to pull/tear muscles, break bones, etc.  This also gets worse with age and pre-existing injuries that start to compound.  

 

Bosa has proven over and over that he cannot stay healthy.  For the first time in his career, he's got a fresh start outside of Los Angeles.  He doesn't even make it through the first day of OTAs.

 

Football is a violent game.  And even if you are not getting serious trauma injuries every other week, your body is constantly getting beat up.  Almost noone plays every game every season in the NFL...unless you are Bruce Mathews or Brett Favre.  And Favre's career ended on the cold University of Minnesota turf on a Monday Night in December 2010 against I believe the Bears with him laying on the ground half conscience with a purple left ankle that was mangled and a concussion.  (I was a big Favre fan and was in Vegas watching at the Mirage Sportsbook.  My girlfriend and I were both like, its over for him.)

 

My son played football from when he was 6 through college at Georgia Southern.  He played O line, D line, TE, LB and QB.  He got beat up all the time from about the time he was 9 til he finished in college.  His main injuries in high school were a broken foot from getting stepped on, when blocking for a punt.  His ankle got rolled up on his junior year in HS catching a pass, breaking it and tearing ligaments.  And in college he got his knee rolled up on in a scrum against LSU and tearing the hell out of his knee in the first game of the 2019 season.  He probably had a few concussions throughout as well.  But nothing that messed him up for too long and too severely.  And he played most of his senior season with a mangled shoulder.  And then at his pro day in the Spring two years ago, he severely sprained his hamstring, and for all intents and purposes his career was over. 

 

My point is that football is a very violent physical game.  My son was not particularly injury prone.  But he played in the trenches mostly with a lot of big dudes.  And my son was a tough hombre who would mix it up with everyone on the field.  You are going to get injured.  That's part of the game.  Lets not crush Bosa just yet.  I for one think he will be a big addition.  He likes to mix it up.  Guys who do that tend to get hurt more.  It could be worse, we could have Mike Trout.  LOL 

[Mikie2times]

This thread has the full dose of Bills ridiculousness. You get the sky is falling negative people. Then you get the nothing to see here people mocking the negative people. 

 

The guy hasn't been healthy in years. If you booked his comeback tour for this year that's on you. He was a no harm signing. Anything he gives us is a + anything he fails to give us is sort of expected.   

[HurlyBurly51]

so much for this new strength and conditioning staff🤣  /s

[Negan]

Just make sure he's ready for January.

[babulator]

He was never going to be a full participant in training camp, healthy or not. This is a spring nothing burger imho.

[uticaclub]

1 hour ago, DapperCam said:

What consequences were you looking for? Put him in the stocks? Public flogging? A select group of season ticket holders to throw rotten fruit at him?

 

Bosa is making peanuts for a pass rusher. It’s a gamble because there weren’t any better options.

Beane has had 8 years to build a defense

22 minutes ago, Mikie2times said:

This thread has the full dose of Bills ridiculousness. You get the sky is falling negative people. Then you get the nothing to see here people mocking the negative people. 

 

The guy hasn't been healthy in years. If you booked his comeback tour for this year that's on you. He was a no harm signing. Anything he gives us is a + anything he fails to give us is sort of expected.   

Bosa is a $7.2M hit on 2026’s cap lol

Edited yesterday at 10:03 PM by uticaclub

[GunnerBill]

2 hours ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

Here's a page that talks about all of Bosa's injuries.  Its quite a long list

 

https://www.draftsharks.com/fantasy/injury-history/joey-bosa/7500

 

Date League Injury Games Missed Details

 

Sep 22, 2024

NFL Inguinal Hip Bruise

Grade 1

-

 

Sep 8, 2024

NFL Back Lower Lumbar Sprain/Pull

Unspecified Grade 1

-Bosa tweaked his back in Week 1, 2024.

 

Aug 4, 2024

NFL Hand Wrist Fracture

Grade 1

-Bosa hurt his left hand in a joint practice with the Rams.

 

Nov 19, 2023

NFL Pedal Foot Sprain

Grade 1

7 Bosa suffered a sprained right foot in Week 11 vs. the Packers. He was later placed on IR and missed the remainder of the 2023 season.

 

Sep 25, 2022

NFL Inguinal Groin Tear

Grade 3

12 Bosa had surgery and returned in Week 17.

 

Dec 5, 2021

NFL Head Cranial Concussion

Grade 1

-Bosa suffered a head injury in Week 13's game vs. the Bengals. He was cleared for the next game.

 

Sep 22, 2021

NFL Pedal Ankle Sprain/Pull

Unspecified Grade 1

-Bosa was questionable with a foot injury going into Week 3's game.

 

Dec 17, 2020

NFL Head Cranial Concussion

Grade 1

2 Bosa sustained a concussion during the Week 15 win over the Raiders and was sidelined for two games.

 

Nov 1, 2020

NFL Head Cranial Concussion

Grade 1

2 Bosa missed two games due to a concussion suffered in Week 8.

 

Sep 6, 2018

NFL Pedal Foot Bruise

Grade 1

9 Bosa re-injured his left foot prior to Week 1 and didn't make his season debut until Week 11. Surgery was discussed but ultimately avoided.

 

Aug 7, 2018

NFL Pedal Foot Bruise

Grade 1

-Bose suffered a left foot injury in training camp.

 

Dec 11, 2016

NFL Cervical Neck Strain

Grade 1

-Bosa suffered a neck strain in the 2nd quarter of Week 14. He was also tested for a concussion but passed his baseline tests.

 

Oct 13, 2016

NFL Hand Finger Dislocation

Grade 1

-Bosa played through the injury in 2016 and 2017 before undergoing surgery after the 2017 campaign.

 

Sep 4, 2016

NFL Thigh Hamstring Strain

Grade 2

4 Bosa reported late to training camp after a holdout and missed the first 4 games of the season with a Grade 1 strain of his left hamstring.

 

This list, other than the concussions, actually makes me feel a little better about it. I don't see anything there that is a chronic issue. He needs a bit better luck but other than the head stuff there isn't an accident waiting to happen there and I'm sure the Bills plan is for him to play no more than about 55% of the snaps in any event. The concern to me is more whether the cumulative effect of these injuries has taken something away from his game when he IS on the field. At times it has looked like that to me. It's a swing on him staying healthy, sure, but the bigger swing IMO is on what's left.