Found August 20, 2007 on The Hogs:
The collective gasp of the Washington Redskins' fan base was deafening on Saturday night. Jason Campbell lay on the field clutching his knee in pain, and Redskin fans sat in their arm chairs holding their breath. As it turns out, the young quarterback will be just fine. News out of Redskin Park by the end of the weekend was that Campbell suffered only a bruised knee. He had an MRI early yesterday and it re-affirmed that there was no serious damage. What could have been a devastating injury to start Washington's season, will hopefully just be a hiccup. "Nine times out of 10 when you see that, it's usually something worse. It's usually something torn. . . . It's a day-to-day thing. We'll just see where it's at by the weekend," Campbell said. Regardless of how much time he requires to heal up sufficiently, it won't be months or even weeks - he's likely to miss just a few days of practice while it's sore. Considering the small n...
4 Comments:
  • There hasn't been a catastrophic preseason injury yet. I thought that might have been the first.
  • When I saw him grab his knee, my initial thought was the season was over.

    Collins is looking much better than MB this preseason. However, you are talking about two QBs without NFL quality arm strength right now.
  • Redskins got real lucky on this one, looked like the leg went the complete wrong direction in slow motion.
  • When I saw the hit, I said to myself, "Well, there's always next year." Unbelievable
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