Max Hairston injury

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Imagine if this were like the 1990s or earlier? He would have strapped it on and been playing since week 1! 

[Don Otreply]

On 9/25/2025 at 3:17 PM, syhuang said:

 

The way he is moving in the video, tells me he is on the verge of returning to active duty, Max shows zero hesitation in his movements, as well no sign of a labored / injured knee movement, 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

On 9/25/2025 at 4:14 PM, Comebackkid said:

why is he wearing a sports bra?  

It’s all the rage now, a simple heart rate monitor is so two years ago…, 

[MasterStrategist]

54 minutes ago, CEN-CAL17 said:

He’s nowhere near 100% with a brace on like that. Obviously if he’s wearing a brace he’s not 100%. I’d say the brace gets him to 85%…. Then add on game ready percentages.

 

Don’t be surprised if Max isn’t back in the roster until mid November….. That will give him 8 games prior to playoffs. Priority to that is the NFL trade deadline. CB may be one of those positions we go after.

 

Max will not be 100% physically or game ready schematically this year. Knowing McD, he may not see the field. If he does it will be limited reps, down and distance and won’t be for another 5-6 games IMO.

Off base.  Brace is likely going to become a "sleeve" soon enough,  I expect we open his window either next or week after - basically target a return very soon after bye week, dependent on health of DB room too.

[K-9]

On 9/25/2025 at 4:14 PM, Comebackkid said:

why is he wearing a sports bra?  

Man boobs?

[PetermansRedemption]

42 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Imagine if this were like the 1990s or earlier? He would have strapped it on and been playing since week 1! 

Strapped what on 🤔 

[TFBillsfan]

1 hour ago, Simon said:

 

I'm not saying Sanders has been good, because he really hasn't yet.

But he is playing a different role than both Walker and Phillips.

Agree. My point is for all the playing time he’s gotten, you’d like to see it show up on the stat sheet for our 2nd round pick.  I’m certainly not anti-Sanders and rooting for him. 

[Maynard]

11 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Man boobs?

It’s a manzier 

[gobills404]

1 hour ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Imagine if this were like the 1990s or earlier? He would have strapped it on and been playing since week 1! 

Good thing we know better know.

[TwoFlocksofFury]

19 minutes ago, Maynard said:

It’s a manzier 

Bro!

[Brand J]

36 minutes ago, TFBillsfan said:

Agree. My point is for all the playing time he’s gotten, you’d like to see it show up on the stat sheet for our 2nd round pick.  I’m certainly not anti-Sanders and rooting for him. 

Yeah, the lack of tackles suggests that either A) Sanders is constantly getting double teamed and washed out of the play or B) he can’t get off his block to get to the ball carrier. And it’s not like he isn’t getting opportunities. Aside from the Jets game, the run defense has been a sieve, as resistant as tissue paper.

[Augie]

51 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Man boobs?

 

If you’ve been to the beach in recent years you know it’s a huge market opportunity! 

[Matt_In_NH]

Anyone have “informed speculation” regarding why this injury that was supposed to be 3-4 weeks is taking way longer than that?

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

31 minutes ago, gobills404 said:

Good thing we know better know.

I am not saying it’s a good or bad thing myself.

 

it does sort of drive me nuts though in the NBA. You have some guys that seem like they just sit for years due to vague soft tissue injuries. 

[Low Positive]

1 hour ago, Don Otreply said:

The way he is moving in the video, tells me he is on the verge of returning to active duty, Max shows zero hesitation in his movements, as well no sign of a labored / injured knee movement, 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

It’s all the rage now, a simple heart rate monitor is so two years ago…, 

In addition to heart rate monitors, those things have a GPS tracker too. A lot of athletes wear them under their uniform. How else do you think they know how fast a guy ran during a play or how many miles a soccer player ran during a game?

 

https://shop.statsports.com/products/apex-athlete-series

[NickelCity]

14 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

Anyone have “informed speculation” regarding why this injury that was supposed to be 3-4 weeks is taking way longer than that?

 

IR timelines, ramp up timelines to get to game readiness after missing so much training camp, and a bye week to boot.

[Matt_In_NH]

13 minutes ago, NickelCity said:

 

IR timelines, ramp up timelines to get to game readiness after missing so much training camp, and a bye week to boot.

It’s been like 8-10 weeks for an injury that was going to be 3-4.   And he is wearing a brace.  It would seem to me the injury was more significant not that we are owed the info it just seems worse than reported.  

[Allen2Moulds]

26 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

Anyone have “informed speculation” regarding why this injury that was supposed to be 3-4 weeks is taking way longer than that?

I read that the more severe variety is 8-12 weeks.  We're currently at week 9, if my math is right.

[Don Otreply]

27 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

In addition to heart rate monitors, those things have a GPS tracker too. A lot of athletes wear them under their uniform. How else do you think they know how fast a guy ran during a play or how many miles a soccer player ran during a game?

 

https://shop.statsports.com/products/apex-athlete-series

And,

[Low Positive]

1 minute ago, Don Otreply said:

And,

This place is a bunch of old men making sports bra jokes about a piece of technology they don't understand. With that thing, they can tell how fast his first three steps are and track change over time. They can track how explosive he is moving laterally. The team can know, with data, when bringing him back from injury won't be a liability. Why wouldn't you use that? 

[Don Otreply]

Just now, Low Positive said:

This place is a bunch of old men making sports bra jokes about a piece of technology they don't understand. With that thing, they can tell how fast his first three steps are and track change over time. They can track how explosive he is moving laterally. The team can know, with data, when bringing him back from injury won't be a liability. Why wouldn't you use that? 

Grow a sense of humor, you stuffed shirt football fan, lol, we all know what the sports bra is, we are just having fun here, put away your broad brush, lol,  now get off my lawn youngster…

 

GO BILLS!!!