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Minor update on Charles Clay

I didn't realize there were so many orthopedists on this forum.
 
He'll be fine if he rests a few weeks. Not too worried.
 
A little positive spin to it?

http://www.thephinsider.com/2014/8/...-clay-sidelined-by-re-aggravated-post-op-knee

That changed yesterday, when the Sun-Sentinel's Omar Kelly reported that Clay's injury has been diagnosed as a re-aggravation of his Clay's arthroscopically-repaired knee. It's not uncommon for football players to get their knees "scoped" in the offseason to reduce pain or swelling that comes from wear and tear, and the timetable for return is generally 3-4 weeks after that type of minor operation. What apparently happened to Clay is that he had his knee scoped, then was cleared to return to practice, but during the Dolphins scrimmage on August 2nd, his knee flared up. It's unclear whether the aggravation occurred on a hit or if it was a non-contact injury. Regardless, as of 3 days ago, Charles Clay was still unable to do sprints in practice due to pain and swelling, but he was able to practice catching passes while stationary and wearing a knee brace.

Kelly's report doesn't give a timetable for return. However, the fact that Clay hasn't been asked to undergo a repeat operation so far is good news because it suggests the Dolphins' medical team doesn't consider the injury to be too serious and is satisfied with the healing so far. In other words, it's unlikely that this is a torn knee ligament type of injury situation. Likewise, the Dolphins' tight end signings since the injury to Clay have been "bottom of the roster" type acquisitions, with no rumors of the Dolphins being interested in any trades to address the TE position. That behavior points to Dolphins GM Dennis Hickey not being overly worried about Clay missing too much time.
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It's funny to want Finley or Keller to be signed in case Clay can't go considering both are coming off injuries themselves.
 
KTOWNFINFAN said:
He isn't even ready yet to start rehab, can't even run. Does that sound like he is ready to start live contact any time soon??
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The "report" never said he can't even run. Who knows when he'll be back. But there is some unreal knee jerk reaction on this forum.
 
How come I have this feeling after a week of no progress he will have it scoped?!?!
 
Rest him until the games count. We already know what he can do when healthy.
 
If it was definitely bad he would already be on the PUP. However, I'm beginning to get concerned.
Dion Sims, Michael Egnew, Arthur Lynch, Bracket?, Gator Hoskins??
Get well soon, Charles.
 
Hayden Fox said:
Spread it out with 4 wide.
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If you look at our roster, I think that's exactly what we should do. It might not even hurt our running game since it looks like we're going to be doing a lot of inside zone runs...

Incidentally, this is why I begged for us to draft Tyler Eifert, Troy Niklaus, or any of the other good TE prospects that came out the last couple of years.
 
I dont need to see clay in preseason this year.. Lets all remember though his hands are not glue.. He needs to keep catching and he is going to have to start running in the next 10-12 days to be in shape come week 1.
A player needs some action with the pads before its real game time
 
I don't get why people are rushing for us to sign a pass catching tight end who is going to be behind in learning the offense and who won't be conditioned. If Landry pans out, we're five deep right now at the receiver position in guys who are all capable of reeling in 7-10 catches in a game. If we have to make it a week or two with a guy who is primarily a blocker and isn't a dynamic pass catching threat at the TE position, we will manage. I don't want a guy who can potentially contribute more to this team in this and possibly future years gone just so we can sign an aging veteran for a short stretch.
 
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