LB Mike Jones Broken Leg

Submitted by meechiganroses on

Haven't seen this posted yet, but just heard word (credit varsityblue Twitter) that Mike Jones has a broken leg.  I believe he was playing WLB behind Jonas Mouton.  No idea how long he will be out for, but he will have surgery.

 

EDIT: In addition, Brandon Herron has a sprained ankle and is day-to-day.

MH20

September 13th, 2010 at 11:14 AM ^

Andy Reid over at Rivals just posted the Week 3 depth chart, noting that Jones broke his leg during the ND game (though I have no recollection of this happening), which leaves Leach as the backup to Mouton at WLB.

Blargh.

briangoblue

September 13th, 2010 at 11:15 AM ^

He's been getting some PT on passing downs according to the UConn UFR if I'm remembering correctly. That's too bad for Jones. I hope he can still get a medical redshirt if it's a long term thing, but here's hoping it's one of those slight fractures you can recover from quickly.

meechiganroses

September 13th, 2010 at 11:16 AM ^

If I remember correctly there was an injured Michigan player in the first half but the camera never showed his number.  I forgot about that in all the excitement, but just a wild guess here that the player was Mike.  With surgery, I hear that injuries like this can heal in 4-6 weeks, again just a guess though.

JD_UofM_90

September 13th, 2010 at 11:27 AM ^

I think that is when Herron got hurt.  Glad to see that it was only a twisted ankle.  I was at the game Saturday, but DVR'ed it and watched it again on Sunday morning and noticed that Leach was in the game for a couple of plays in the 2nd half.  That would make sense now with the news that Jones got hurt during the game....Here is hoping for a speedy recovery for both of these players...

Blazefire

September 13th, 2010 at 11:17 AM ^

He may have broken it on a play where he was supposed to come out afterwards anyway, and he kind of limped off not knowing how bad it was before he got off  the field. If it were not broken clean through, that might be possible.

This isn't TOO terrible. If it's not joint damage, bones heal up fast and well.

Magnus

September 13th, 2010 at 11:23 AM ^

I like how our injuries are coming at our positions with no depth (linebacker, cornerback) and not, say, offensive line or slot receiver.

Not that I'm wishing ill on any OL or SR, but yeesh.

jmscher

September 13th, 2010 at 11:30 AM ^

Can Herron move over and backup at WLB when he isnt giving Roh a breather?  I thought Herron did decently when he was out there against ND and seems like he provides more speed than Leach.

MH20

September 13th, 2010 at 2:46 PM ^

Do you think JB will get some looks at backup WLB?  I know WLB is an ILB spot as opposed to the OLB/rush-LB spot where he's currently sitting on the 3-deep, but it seems he got some PT last season at one of the ILB positions.

Magnus

September 13th, 2010 at 10:58 PM ^

I'm not sure.  Brandon Herron (the backup to Roh) is also probably out this week due to a sprained ankle.  I'd guess that Fitzgerald will be the backup to Roh, and Leach will be the backup to Mouton.  That's a lot of injuries to handle at such a thin position group.