cantankerous Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 What did he hurt and how? WTF is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete This Account Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 i'll have some of that info in a story i'm currently writing. look for it in a few hours. jw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Thanks John, i'll be looking for it. Seems strange they said he has a "non football" injury but didn't disclose what it was or how it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I thought I read it was a sports hernia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In-A-Gadda-Levitre Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 What did he hurt and how? WTF is going on? Second-round pick had surgery for sports hernia two weeks ago. Byrd did visit team headquarters in Orchard Park after minicamp. It was decided by the team to take care of his hernia before training camp rather than have the injury potentially linger into the season. Obviously it was something that happened in college or at least not related to practicing with the team. He told the Bills about it, and they convinced him to bite the bullet now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Thanks John, i'll be looking for it. Seems strange they said he has a "non football" injury but didn't disclose what it was or how it happened. I'm pretty sure that it would be classified as a non-football injury even if it happened during OTAs, as long as it happened before he signed his contract and was officially a member of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Wait, I just realized he wasn't part of OTAs. Still non-football doesn't really mean non-football. It just means he wasn't hurt while a member of the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I thought I read it was a sports hernia. Correct 4 to 8 weeks to heal. My guess is between missed OTA's and missed camp he has cost himself a chance to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Thanks for the links roughing...That sucks about Jairus though, I really think he's going to be a big help this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Correct 4 to 8 weeks to heal. My guess is between missed OTA's and missed camp he has cost himself a chance to start. You think he had a hernia on purpose? It's not his fault Oregon's schedule prohibited him from participating in OTA's either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I thought I read it was a sports hernia. I hope not. We all remember how that impacted Sammie Morris' career, and it zapped CIN '04 #1 pick, rb Chris Perry for 2 years, then he came back and got his ankle shattered. He's out of the NFL now, a sad fate for a player that was so durable in his college days at Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Just saw his interview on bb.com. What's with all the secrecy? John, I'm definitely anxious to read your article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 You think he had a hernia on purpose? It's not his fault Oregon's schedule prohibited him from participating in OTA's either. I was not pointing to fault - just saying the missed time probably puts him in a situation where a starting role is going to be out of reach. Remember this is also a position change for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 This is Ashton Youboty all over again. We'll get production out of Byrd in three years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUFootball29 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 This is Ashton Youboty all over again. We'll get production out of Byrd in three years. this is nothing like Youboty...we haven't gotten production out of Ashton yet It is a setback, but at least now that he is under contract they can at least teach him the mental side of the game and get him as prepared as possible to take the field. We don't need him to start this year, we're in no major crunch for defensive backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Correct 4 to 8 weeks to heal. My guess is between missed OTA's and missed camp he has cost himself a chance to start. Thanks for the links roughing...That sucks about Jairus though, I really think he's going to be a big help this season. I think you can pretty much count him out as being much of a factor this year now. He's going to miss all of TC and the first 3-4 games of the season. For a rookie, that pretty much X's the guy out of any meaningful playing time. ST's? Maybe, but much more than that? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I hope not. We all remember how that impacted Sammie Morris' career, and it zapped CIN '04 #1 pick, rb Chris Perry for 2 years, then he came back and got his ankle shattered. He's out of the NFL now, a sad fate for a player that was so durable in his college days at Michigan. I think the silver lining here is that he hasn't tried to play through it, but rather opted for the surgery in the beginning, so hopefully it will completely heal and make him a factor in the later part of this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUFootball29 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I think you can pretty much count him out as being much of a factor this year now. He's going to miss all of TC and the first 3-4 games of the season. For a rookie, that pretty much X's the guy out of any meaningful playing time. ST's? Maybe, but much more than that? No. He's not going to miss that much time. the timeframe was 4-8 weeks, but the surgery took place 2 weeks ago so that puts him at a minimum of 2 more weeks of healing and at the most 6 which would make him only miss the first game. So lets look at worst case scenario and he can't play til Week 2, or even worse week 3. It was highly unlikely he was going to beat out Whitner for the starting FS role anyways. So he sees a little bit of playtime late in the third game and sees an increased role each week as he starts getting his feet wet. I would say be the Cleveland game he could be a regular in the rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Just saw his interview on bb.com. What's with all the secrecy? John, I'm definitely anxious to read your article. Surely you jest. This is the Bills we're talking about, after all ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 This is Ashton Youboty all over again. We'll get production out of Byrd in three years. Wow you're good. One injury and you can discern his whole career. I think the silver lining here is that he hasn't tried to play through it, but rather opted for the surgery in the beginning, so hopefully it will completely heal and make him a factor in the later part of this year. What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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