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Terrell Owens played in a super bowl 7 weeks after breaking his ankle and tearing ligaments that were surgically repaired. Had 122 yards receiving. Where did you get your medical degree?

Sort of. He had a severely sprained ankle that cause his fibula and tibia to separate, not break. When prepping everything, they found a hairline fracture in his fibula just below the knee. Hairline fractures generally heal on their own pretty quickly. He didn't need any surgical procedure for that and didn't get one. He did have surgery to have a screw inserted to fix the separation of his fibula and tibia. And he bought a hypodermic chamber to basically live in for hours on end a day to speed up the healing time. He also wasn't fully healed before the super bowl, and he was warned that sustaining a hit could potentially end his career, and he played anyways.

I don't know all the details of Waddle's injury, but it's somewhat fruitless to compare different injuries for different players to try to argue if one guy did then another could. Another big difference is one guy was getting paid already (Owens) and another stands a lot to lose if he's not 100% and gets hurt again (Waddle).

If he's 100%, that's great and really an unbelievable recovery. In that case, I hope he plays and plays well. However, if he's not 100% he really needs to evaluate whether or not it's worth the risk with what he has on the line here in the next few months in the NFL draft. I'd hate to see such a talented kid lose millions of dollars by rushing back too soon after an injury. He's already shown heart in making it a goal to come back and try to help his team win, but he also needs to make sure he's not risking his health and career in the process. Lucky for him, he has the best medical care he could ask for

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