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[admin] Due to copywrite laws we can only allow you to post portions of an article along with the link to the rest. -inFINS[/admin]On the day that the start of free agency was delayed, perhaps staving off the end of Drew Brees' Chargers career, the Pro Bowl quarterback's camp went on the offensive.
The agency that represents Brees released a letter yesterday from orthopedic surgeon James Andrews stating he anticipates Brees will make “a full recovery for the upcoming 2006 football season.”
Somewhat ironically, while the letter confirmed what Brees has been saying since shortly after his surgery, it also seemed to support Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith's assertion that there is more to Brees' injury than initially revealed.
Andrews wrote that Brees “had a successful arthroscopic repair of his shoulder capsule and repair of a partial rotator cuff tear.”
The capsule refers to the labrum tear, which has always been the official word on Brees' injury. But this is the first reference to a rotator cuff tear being repaired in the Jan. 5 procedure performed by Andrews.
Other orthopedic surgeons questioned yesterday said a rotator cuff tear could be considered more severe than just a labrum tear. But they also said they would be surprised if they saw a professional quarterback or pitcher who did not have a partial tear of the rotator cuff.
“There is going to be wear and tear,” said one.
While that leaves a possibility Brees and the Chargers could continue discussions, Katie Anderson of IMG said Condon “doesn't foresee much chance of anything happening” even after free agency starts.
The agency that represents Brees released a letter yesterday from orthopedic surgeon James Andrews stating he anticipates Brees will make “a full recovery for the upcoming 2006 football season.”
Somewhat ironically, while the letter confirmed what Brees has been saying since shortly after his surgery, it also seemed to support Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith's assertion that there is more to Brees' injury than initially revealed.
Andrews wrote that Brees “had a successful arthroscopic repair of his shoulder capsule and repair of a partial rotator cuff tear.”
The capsule refers to the labrum tear, which has always been the official word on Brees' injury. But this is the first reference to a rotator cuff tear being repaired in the Jan. 5 procedure performed by Andrews.
Other orthopedic surgeons questioned yesterday said a rotator cuff tear could be considered more severe than just a labrum tear. But they also said they would be surprised if they saw a professional quarterback or pitcher who did not have a partial tear of the rotator cuff.
“There is going to be wear and tear,” said one.
While that leaves a possibility Brees and the Chargers could continue discussions, Katie Anderson of IMG said Condon “doesn't foresee much chance of anything happening” even after free agency starts.
