Lions Patrick Edwards Nursing High Ankle Sprain

Detroits Lions wide receiver Patrick Edwards returned to practice yesterday, after missing all of last week. 

Edwards sustained an ankle injury in the opening minutes of the Lions' Week 2 loss against the Arizona Cardinals. 
Wednesday Edwards confirmed that his injury is a high ankle sprain.
"The high ankles take longer to heal and it's really slow," Edwards said. "As far as range of motion in my lower foot and lower ankle, its good. The high ankle is some kind of membrane, so it takes (time) to heal."
The training staff has let Edwards know he is ahead of schedule with his recovery. The wide receiver has been good about his treatments and hopes to play Sunday against the Chicago Bears.
"I mean, I'm always confident I can play, but high ankles are the worst. We'll see how I feel Sunday," Edwards said. 
Edwards participated in individual trials on Wednesday, but was a limited participant. He says his speed line isn't a problem, but he's having pain when he goes to cut. 
"I was feeling good on the ladders, but as far as cutting, it was a little ginger on it," he said. "I feel like I'm on track to come back. I'm trying to come back as fast as I can."
Fellow Lions player Nate Burleson is sidelined with a broken forearm and Edwards feels the pressure to return to the field. 
"They're looking for contributions and us to make some plays in the passing game," Edwards said. "I'm really anxious to get back to make some plays."
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Ellsbury's Foot Progressing, Slowly

Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury says the compression fracture in his right foot is progressing.
Ellsbury spoke to reporters for the first time last Wednesday since the diagnosis of his foot became public on September 8th. He initially fractured the foot on August 28th.
"When I did it, kind of deep down, I kind of knew something was going on," Ellsbury said. "But I didn't really want to get- I wanted to play. And it was just one of those things where the docs are like, 'You know, you got to give this thing some rest. You can't push through this. Got to give it time.' But I'm very excited with the progress I've made. The doctors are very optimistic about coming back and playing."
Red Sox manager John Farrell hopes that Ellsbury will be able to return before the season is over.
"We're all envisioning him being back on the field before the regular season is concluded," Farrell said. "It would go a long way in Jake getting some timing, some recent at-bats in all that, but that won't be the driving force in him getting back on the field. His readiness will be. But I know the way Jake feels and what the medical reports have said, and that's all very realistic that he gets back to us."
Ellsbury was more vague than Farrell about returning by the end of the season. In his four minute session with reporters, he said he hopes to be back out there as soon as possible, but he didn't specify whether that was by the end of this regular season or next season. 
"We're hopeful I'll be back playing. I feel very confident in making quick progress," Ellsbury said. "Just following the doc's orders following what he has in store for me. Each day I come in and try to push the envelope with them to try to get back on the field."
Ellsbury also didn't give any specifics on what he's doing in his recovery. Farrell said that Ellsbury is wearing an orthotic in his right shoe. 
"I'm doing a lot of different things," Ellsbury said. "I don't want to get into any details into everything I'm doing. Getting in early, just following the path that the docs have set in place. Like I said, the docs are very pleased with how fast I'm recovering from this."
So did Ellsbury make his injury worse by playing on it after he fractured it? In the last game he played he jammed the foot on a base as he stole on September 5th. He didn't stop playing right after the initial fracture because he knew what an important time of year it was.
"I played seven games after I fractured it," Ellsbury said. "I definitely tried to be in there as long as I could, and the docs basically had to pull me out and tell me, 'You've got to let this thing rest and give it time.'"
Whether the injury worsened or not, Ellsbury would not say, but he was looking toward the future.
"I just know that moving forward that once it does heal there'll be no issue moving forward. So it's going to be a full recovery. Won't see any lingering effects and I'll be good to go.
"I wanted to play first and foremost, I know we're in a playoff race. So when I heard the news, they were surprised that I was playing with it for that long. That's what surprised them. But like I said, I've got great information, the doctors have done a tremendous job, so very hopeful that I'll be back to play as soon as possible."
Reference: Mass Live.
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Washington Wizards Player Singleton Out After Surgery

The Washington Wizards have had it tough the past couple of years and were hoping to catch a break this season. Doesn't look like it's going to happen. 
Third-year forward Chris Singleton had surgery last Wednesday to repair a Jones fracture his fifth metatarsal in his left foot. He suffered the injury during a voluntary workout at the Verizon Center last Tuesday. According to a statement released by the team Wednesday, Singleton will be out from six to eight weeks.
Training camp will begin Saturday at George Mason and Singleton's injury has poor timing. The 6-foot-8 forward was trying to earn a spot on Coach Randy Wittman's regular rotation and convince the Wizards to pick up his option, worth $2.5 million for the 2014-2015 season. 
Singleton was drafted 18th overall by the Wizards in 2011 and in his first season he started 51 games at small forward. He was third rookie since 1992 to start at least 75 percent of his games. Unfortunately, the Wizards traded for Trevor Ariza and signed Martell Webster the next summer, which meant Singleton had to play power forward. 
In his new role however Singleton struggled. Last season he averaged 4.1 points and 3.2 rebounds in 57 games, spending periods of time on the inactive list. He shot just 19.4 percent from the three-point range and the Wizards in response added veteran Al Harrington to the squad.
Singleton played in summer league in Las Vegas to gain more experience, where he averaged 11.2 points and 6.2 rebounds, shooting 42 percent. 
Singleton must be hoping that he recovers quickly from surgery and can make a positive impact on the team this year, or else it's likely he will be cut.
References: NBC Sports and Washington Post.
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San Francisco 49ers Put Williams On Injured Reserve

It's been a tough week in football injuries. 
San Francisco 49ers starting defensive tackle Ian Williams was placed on the injured reserve after sustaining a broken ankle.
Williams received the injury when he was bring cut blocked by  J. R. Sweezy midway through the first quarter of Sunday's 29-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. 
Williams' left ankle was caught underneath as Sweezy made the block on a two yard run by Marshawn Lynch. Williams was down on the field for several minutes before being helped off the field by trainers. He was putting very little weight on his left leg. 
Williams was replaced in the game by Glenn Dorsey, who sacked Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson on the next series. 
49ers lineback Patrick Willis has come forward and asked the NFL to evaluate its stance on cut blocks.
"I feel like, as a linebacker or a D-lineman, any cut- it's a man sport, be a man, hit me up high," Willis told CSNBayArea.com. "Hit like rams. You don't see a ram going and cutting another ram's legs. They hit head to head, pad to pad."
Fullback Owen Marecic replaced Williams on the team. Marecic was a former fourth round pick of the Cleveland Browns and was cut this summer after two seasons playing there. 
References: ESPN, ESPN
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Panthers Godfrey Done For Season

Football players this week are just dropping like flies. 
First Ryan Clady went down with a Lisfranc injury and Tyvon Branch is likely out with an ankle fracture. Now Carolina Panthers starting free safety Charles Godfrey is done for the season after suffering a torn right Achilles tendon. 
Godfrey sustained the injury during the third quarter of Sunday's game while trying to break up a pass to wide receiver Steve Johnson in the end zone. After the game, Godfrey said, "When I got back up and started walking a little bit more, I said, 'Man, it's probably a good idea I go down.'" 
As if losing the game in the last seconds, 24-23 to the Buffalo Bills wasn't bad enough, losing Godfrey is the worst thing that could have happened to the Panthers secondary. The veteran has started almost every single game for the Panthers since they drafted him in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Godfrey has started 74 of 75 games as a Panther, collecting 353 tackles, three sacks, 33 passes defended and 11 interceptions. This season he had 10 tackles and a sack in the first two games for the Panthers. 
Panthers coach Ron Rivera said, "Since last year, when we moved him to free safety, he's played about as well as you'd like to have a free safety play. You hate to see it happen to a guy like him who has really found his niche. I'd love to have him, but we don't."
Godfrey was placed on the season ending injured reserve on Wednesday. Rookie safety Robert Lester was signed off the practice squad to fill the roster space. 
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Oakland Raiders Branch Out Indefinitely

Oakland Raiders strong safety Tyvon Branch will likely be out indefinitely with a significant ankle fracture. 

ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reports that Branch has a fractured fibula, an injury the 26 year old sustained during the first quarter of Sunday's 19-9 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Branch was injured while rushing Jaguars quarterback Chad Henne on a third-and-7 play. Branch had be to carried off the field and was ruled out for the rest of the game after being examined by medical staff. 
Raiders coach Dennis Allen described the injury as "significant" on Sunday, but would not comment further on the exact nature of the injury during a media conference on Monday. 
"He's probably going to miss some time," Allen commented. "How much time that is, I don't know."
Branch is the team's highest-paid player this season at $9.5 million and if the reports are true and if he does have a broken fibula, this is serious news for the Raiders. Branch is the longest tenured player on the Raiders' defense, having played the last five seasons for them. Last season he played in 14 games and recorded 94 tackles and an interception. 
The Raiders do have options however in who they can have replace Branch. Brandian Ross and Usama Young replaced Branch on Sunday, and Charles Woodson is the starting safety. With these options, Allen can move Woodson to strong safety and Young to free safety, or keep Woodson at free and Ross at strong. Also on the practice squad is Shelton Johnson.
"Listen, if Ty's out a while, then we've got guys that we feel like can step up and make plays, whether it's strong safety, free safety," Allen said. "To me, I look at those as interchangeable positions and they really need to be to have the flexibility to do some different things defensively. 
"I think I've got confidence in all three of those guys who are back there." 
References: ESPN and Golden Gate Sports.  
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Broncos Lose Clady For Season

Earlier in the week, the Denver Broncos had been hopeful that left tackle Ryan Clady had just sprained his left foot. 
Clady was seen Monday boarding the plane home with a protective boot on his foot. That afternoon The Denver Post reported according to NFL sources that Clady had a serious foot injury. 
The Post was correct in saying it was a serious injury: it was the dreaded Lisfranc injury. 
The Broncos will now be without all-pro Clady for the rest of the season while he recovers from his injury, an injury that so many players have received lately. 
Clady was placed yesterday on the season-ending injury reserve. He will need surgery to repair the damage to his foot, which he sustained in Sunday's win against the New York Giants. 
Since he was drafted 12th overall out of Boise State in 2008, Clady has been a standout player, starting in all 85 games of his NFL career. He had just signed a $52.5 million, five year contract in July, with $33 million guaranteed.
Clady spent the offseason recovering from shoulder surgery and skipped voluntary practices. He was eased into practices over the first few weeks of training and was deemed healthy for the start of the season.
Clady is a two-time first team all-pro and has been elected to three Pro Bowls. This year, for the first time in his career, Clady was nominated by his teammates as one of two offensive captains, along with quarterback Peyton Manning.
To fill Clady's position, the Broncos signed veteran tackle Winston Justice, a 2006 second round draft pick by the Philadelphia Eagles. Justice started 12 games at right tackle for the Indianapolis Colts last season. Denver also has two rookie tackles on the practice squad, and starting left guard Zack Beadles could switch if necessary. Chris Clark, who signed a contract earlier in the week for a two-year extension, will start at left tackle against the Oakland Raiders on Monday.
References: 9 News and USA Today.
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Panthers Place Stewart On PUP List

The Carolina Panthers will be without running back Jonathan Stewart for the first six weeks of the season. 
NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported last Tuesday that the team placed Stewart on the regular season physically unable to perform list after a doctor gave negative results on his surgically repaired right ankle.
Stewart won't be able to play until the October 20th game when the St. Louis Rams play the Panthers in Week 7.
Coach Ron Rivera had indicated earlier last month that Stewart had been on target to play in the season opener, but the running back, who played just nine games last season, has been limited to just riding a stationary bike this summer. 
Stewart has been very unreliable since signing a six-year, $37.811 million contract last August. He is scheduled to earn a $9 million optional bonus in 2014, so this may be his last year with the Panthers. 
Reference: NFL.com. 
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Real Madrid Midfielder Alonso Has Surgery

Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso had successful surgery on a broken metatarsal bone. 
He broke the bone during training, and the team published this statement on their website: "Xabi Alonso has today suffered a fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot, x-rays carried out by the club's medical staff have revealed." 
The former Liverpool player had just returned to training after surgery in June on groin injury that prevented him from taking part in the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013. He also wasn't part of Carlo Ancelotti's team for his first competitive match against Real Betis because of lack of practice. 
A new statement published on the team's website read, "Xabi Alonso has had surgery on a fracture to the fifth metatarsal bone of his right foot. The operation was conducted with as few invasive techniques as possible."
The team has provided no prognosis for the 31 year old star, but it is believed he will be out at least three months while he recuperates. He will miss Spain's World Cup qualifying match away at Finland on September 6th, and it is doubtful he will return in time for the final two Group 1 games against Belarus and Georgia in October. 
Alonso's backup, new signee Asier Illarramendi, is also injured. 
References: FIFA and Team Talk
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West Brom's Ben Foster Suffers Serious Foot Injury

West Broms manager Steve Clark said that England goalkeeper Ben Foster suffered a serious foot injury in their 0-0 draw with Everton in the Premier League on Saturday.
Foster limped off the field at 78 minutes and was replaced by Luke Daniels. 
Foster had recently come out of international retirement and played in a friendly against Ireland in May. He was in excellent form to keep Everton at bay, until he was injured. 
"It's obviously serious as he had to come off during the game and Ben is not the type of person to come off unless he has to," Clarke told the BBC.
"He said he felt something pop in his foot and he was in a lot of pain. But until the medics look at it, it's only conjecture as to what the problem is."
It was announced Tuesday that Foster suffered a stress fracture in his right foot and will require surgery to repair the break. He will be out at least 12 weeks while he recovers. 
"There's no hiding the fact that this is disappointing news as Ben is a key player for us," said Clarke. "He was excellent on Saturday before his injury forced him off. In the meantime, I've got two other very good goalkeepers to choose from.
"It was great for Luke to come on and I had no worries about him as I see him every day in training. It shows if you're patient you get your chances," Clarke added. 
References: Reuters and Daily Mail. 
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