Mone Spotted in Large Leg Brace
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I just saw Mone getting into a car across from Schembechler Hall. He had a large brace from his mid thigh to mid calf - one that appears to stablize the knee while still permitting it to bend. He was limping noticeably. I'm no doctor, but it was obviously something. I feel terrible for him if his season is derailed twice in a row before even beginning.
September 4th, 2016 at 3:06 PM ^
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September 4th, 2016 at 3:17 PM ^
Hard to tell without actually seeing the brace re: the nature of the injury but I'm somewhat encouraged that he was observed in actual weight bearing.
September 4th, 2016 at 3:09 PM ^
September 4th, 2016 at 3:24 PM ^
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September 4th, 2016 at 4:02 PM ^
Are you saying that while he didn't start the day wearing a brace, he did wear the brace while playing?
If that's true, then perhaps the MRI is just percautionary and the brace is to allow the knee to heal for the next couple of weeks. It certainly makes sense to pull him out with the game safely in hand, 28-0.
September 4th, 2016 at 4:19 PM ^
He added the brace during the 1st defensive series of the 2nd qtr where Delano Hill returned an INT for a TD. He sat out the previous series (last series of the 1st qtr) where Michigan ran a bunch of 3-man fronts and subbed Godin in for him. There were only 2 plays where it looked like he may have gotten nicked up in the 1st qtr.
The optimistic view is that the team medical staff thought he could give it a go with a brace--probably not an ACL. Small chance it may have been missed on the field or he made the knee worse during the INT celebration (he got jumped on the back by another player). My guess is an MCL sprain.
September 4th, 2016 at 3:26 PM ^
It looks like he was keeping weight off his left leg during the post-play celebration of Gedeon's sack at 5:50 remaining in the 1st.
September 4th, 2016 at 3:09 PM ^
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September 4th, 2016 at 3:26 PM ^
There are some instances where a hinged device could be used that would be quite concerning but this is a reasonable take.
September 4th, 2016 at 3:29 PM ^
And knee immobilizers are sometimes one size fits none, especially for a big dude like Mone, so a hinged brace would probably be better regardless.
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September 4th, 2016 at 3:42 PM ^
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September 4th, 2016 at 4:32 PM ^
September 4th, 2016 at 3:09 PM ^
That has to be good, right? Please?
September 4th, 2016 at 3:32 PM ^
I was driving and briefly saw him stepping around outside of the car, and then entering the car. I was just on crutches myself for a few months, and would put them in the back/trunk before hopping/limping around to enter the front of the car. So it's possible he had already stowed them. It's clear he wasn't doing much weight bearing.
September 4th, 2016 at 3:10 PM ^
Doesn't mean it's a tear. We knew there was obviously reason for concern when they said he'd have an MRI. This basically identifies the knee as the problem area. But it could be a simple strain/sprain.
September 4th, 2016 at 3:10 PM ^
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September 4th, 2016 at 3:13 PM ^
Woooooooooot!
September 4th, 2016 at 3:20 PM ^
September 4th, 2016 at 4:03 PM ^
Indeed. It could also mean that he's going to get a car to ram into the front of a police station, before systematically and robotically killing all of the officers inside the station with an AK-47 while searching for Sarah Connor #3...
September 5th, 2016 at 9:26 AM ^
September 4th, 2016 at 3:21 PM ^
Charlton quoted The Terminator? Cool!
September 4th, 2016 at 3:47 PM ^
September 4th, 2016 at 4:09 PM ^
I read your post as "I'll be back in a few hours."
LALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
September 4th, 2016 at 4:11 PM ^
September 4th, 2016 at 6:23 PM ^
sombody had to post it
September 4th, 2016 at 3:12 PM ^
Not a clinical person...Am I wrong in viewing this as a good sign? He wouldn't be ambulatory with a brace the next morning if sugery was necessary; seems that he has an injury like a sprain that needs stabilization.
September 4th, 2016 at 3:16 PM ^
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September 4th, 2016 at 3:38 PM ^
Also, many people start rehabbing prior to having surgery. Getting those muscles around the knee strong. Heck I tore my ACL and functioned for 5 years before I had to have surgery. By then the ACL deteriorated to nothing and my knee would just flop out of place if I rolled over in bed. This was early 90's and I didn't have the top notch Dr.'s that these guys do.
September 4th, 2016 at 4:36 PM ^
September 4th, 2016 at 5:57 PM ^
Harbaugh said Mone was getting an MRI yesterday. Not sure where you got the 48 hour thing but that's false.
September 5th, 2016 at 6:40 AM ^
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September 4th, 2016 at 3:16 PM ^
September 4th, 2016 at 3:20 PM ^
We need line depth and of all the kids I hope he plays most of the year. Just can't seem to stay on the field.......
September 4th, 2016 at 3:21 PM ^
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September 4th, 2016 at 3:23 PM ^
Man, I hope he can make it back. I do not want anything messing with the MOJO for this season.
September 4th, 2016 at 3:25 PM ^
Man, I hope this isn't serious. Mone is a huge piece of this line. We all saw what happened after Glasgow went down last year. Who is the back-up NT if Mone is out for an extended period?
September 4th, 2016 at 3:28 PM ^
I'm thinking Hurst/Dwumfour/Onwenu in some order?
September 4th, 2016 at 3:32 PM ^
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September 4th, 2016 at 10:14 PM ^
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September 4th, 2016 at 3:25 PM ^
Get well Mone...Having a beast Freshman come in who is named Mike adds depth to the position we lacked last season
September 4th, 2016 at 3:32 PM ^
Encouraging, makes it seem like he won't need surgery.
September 4th, 2016 at 3:33 PM ^
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