Boston felt pain before injuring knee

[MrClean]

By Joe Schad

Sunday, August 08, 2004

HOUSTON  In the minutes before David Boston tore the patellar tendon in his left knee, ending his season on a non-contact practice route, Dolphins chief physician George Caldwell examined about 20 players, including the receiver.

"He looked at about 20 guys and David said his knee was sore," Miami General Manager Rick Spielman said Saturday. "But everything was attached, everything was fine. It was just tendinitis. He said, 'David, just go out, would you like to try it?' (Boston) said, 'Yeah, I'd like to go out and try it and see how it feels.' It was just a freak thing."

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2004/08/08/a1b_PBPFINSBLAME_0808.html

 

[DolphinDevil28]

Sigh.

I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

 

[sbh1602]

Yeah,

but look for some to jump and say this is all DW's, JF's, and of course, the trainer's fault...

 

[Atila]

eh, people blowing things out of proportion as usual

 

[Al13]

but you could ask the question though, if they rest pat and sam why not boston too, after his knee was sore....sure its still not the trainers fault though

 

[pwn3dyo]

the trainer could of said "Alright, sit out for todays practice" and Boston would have never been injuried. It is the trainers fault to some degree.

 

[jaketaylor]

Or.....we could say that asking him to drop weight to avoid injury was a mistake.........

 

[Atila]

it also said its a very common thing for players to play with that kind of injury or soreness or w/e