Found February 10, 2012 on Buzz On Broad: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Elton Brand has dealt with the injury, and he understands with the Phillies slugger is going through. The Phillies say that Howard could return in six months, but Brand is not so optimistic. “It’s an eight-month recovery time just to jump off and compete at a level,” he said. “In baseball there is a lot of twisting and a lot of movement and you need a lot of power in your legs, so it’s different movements. But even after eight months, it’s going a tedious task to get that strength back in it.”   Via CSN Philly.
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