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NFL Medical Report Reveals New Details Of Garrett Nussmeier's Injury Last Season

by Staff Reporter

April 20, 202647 Comments

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NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero has reported that Garrett Nussmeier underwent tests at the NFL combine that revealed a cyst on his spine, which was pressing on a nerve, causing discomfort in Nussmeier’s oblique last season.

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Former LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier underwent tests at the NFL combine that revealed a cyst on his spine — the root cause of the persistent oblique pain that derailed his 2025 season, sources say.

The cyst was pressing on a nerve, causing discomfort in Nussmeier’s oblique. He has been asymptomatic since just prior to the Senior Bowl and all throughout the draft process; if that changes down the road, Nussmeier could undergo a minimally invasive procedure and miss just 2-3 weeks while stitches heal.

Either way, doctors say, there is no short- or long-term risk for Nussmeier, who is projected a mid-round pick in this week’s NFL Draft.

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Originally published on TigerDroppings.com

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Soft_Parade•35 min

The medical staff needs to be evaluated. Is this the same staff when Brooks was diagnosed?

SuperSaint•1 hour

Rub some dirt on it

brewdrees•1 hour

Nuss Bus the reason BK got fired. Fight about it.

brewdrees•1 hour

Nuss Bus the reason BK got fired. Fight about it.

T1gerNate•1 hour

Wow that is truly a medical miracle that his symptoms resolved right before he had to improve his draft status at the senior bowl.

TouchdownTony•2 hours

Damn. No wonder he felt like shite. My neighbor had this about 30 years ago and he couldn’t even tie his shoes. He hurt 24 hours a day. I’m sure treatments are better now but his surgery was very risky. Avoid that if you can and here’s to better days.

NebraskaExPat•3 hours

Now that this has been found and will likely be taken care of, I hope he has a great NFL career ahead. He was a faithful Tiger.

MasonTiger•3 hours

Wish the kid all the best and hope he gets past this. Time to move on though.

TigerDCC11•4 hours

Then why did he try to play or was forced to play? I'm no Dr. and could see he shouldn't have been playing and more tests should have been ordered. Couldn't throw the ball long, couldn't run, couldn't get hit (yet we run the read option).

33inNC•9 min

Many reasons to this, including Kelly and staff utterly failing to get him a serviceable back-up. Add that to the fact that Nuss was paid multiple millions of dollars, and here we are.

I 100% agree with you on the play calls needing a QB to keep and run on occasion, that show just how bad Sloan was at his job. Even without the injury, that offensive strategy is questionable.

Better days are ahead, without that total failure, we may still have Kelly and company destroying the program from within.

findaway•4 hours

Before everyone labels, the medical staff incompetent, has anyone thought that maybe the cyst wasn’t there earlier in the season or large enough to note upon examination during the season?
If the staff made mistakes it’ll show on the scans and they’ll be held accountable but don’t blame the MD’S for multiple questionable passes.

TigerB8•4 hours

Lawsuit for costing beaucoup dollars in contract due to draft stock drop.....that's a big time miss on the medical staff.

Spankum•5 hours

I am still skeptical….

I have a hard time believing that it was as simple as an MRI and nobody ordered that. Why is this completely asymptomatic now?

WheyCheddar•5 hours

Yeah right. You wanna know what his injury was last season? He was butthurt for 95% of it.

TabasgeauxHD•5 hours

If the cyst gets caught prior to last season and dealt with, we potentially dont get Lane Kiffin. Thank you Medical Staff for being shite at your job.

9Fiddy•6 hours

The cyst that saved LSU football causing the Kelly departure.

CaLSUTigerFan•6 hours

I think if I were Nuss's parents I would have taken him to my own private doctor for a second opinion of what was going on.

Ghost of Colby•5 hours

His father has been around professional medical staffs since before Garrett was born. Players routinely seek second opinions outside of the team doctors, especially when there are questions surrounding the original diagnosis. I’m shocked the Nussmeier family didn’t seek outside medical evaluation.

El Jefe de Tu Mama•6 hours

Did the LSU medical staff not order an MRI with contrast? Wtf man.

tigerbutt•17 min

You clowns believe anything.

HarryHoudini•6 hours

Another example why you should always get a second opinion

Timeoday•6 hours

Did he just jump ahead of the Heisman Trophy winner from Indiana?

Kracka•7 hours

Did LSU just hire the crew that the Saits fired?

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