Poor Kid - Donte Fowler goes down in rookie mini-camp

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...e-fowler-carted-off-field-at-jaguars-practice

All the work to get there, just to go down in Rookie mini-camp! I feel for the kid.

 

Their GM was quoted about how the injury prognosis looked so far...his response was one simple word: "Brutal"

A damn shame. Last year it was Clowney, which sucked seeing after what a force he was in college. I'm looking forward to seeing him hopefully heal up and show what he can do, God willing. There's no guarantee you're ever the same after microfracture surgery :-/

And then there's Lattimore from 2012....ughhh that one still sickens me

 

He is lost for the season ACL tear... can someone please put some knee braces on our rookies ....

 

This has got to be a new record...terrible

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/08/dante-fowler-out-for-season-with-torn-acl/

 

Either as a coach, teammate, or fan that makes you just sick. Never missed a game in college I don't think and now the #3 pick in the NFL and injured for the year on day 1. Hopefully he makes a full recovery.

 

i feel sad for them

 

Hate to think it'd do anything to his contract, but could it? I'm thinking with the new rookie scale that it won't but not sure

 

Contract/cap gurus can tell you better than me, but I believe the rookies and team sign an agreement stating that if they're hurt in offseason practices before they sign, the team will still honor the rookie contract guidelines in good faith. Meaning they will negotiate with the player as if they were not injured.

 

Good. That's kinda what I figured but wasn't sure

 

te jeff heurmann goes down .same way .. wow .. this draft is cursed

 

Wasn't he the kid that was mouthing off to some basket ball player, the other day??