NFL | L. White has hamstring tear

How long prior to the combine did he have this tear? You don't go from a physical specimen to a fat turd overnight.

I presume he was injured sometime during the season and yes in a short time you can become a fat turd. For example everybody you know who played high school sports learned the art of beer bonging and didn't play college sports. These guys were outta shape by semesters end with double chins.

I am a radiology resident and hamstring tears are big injuries that can be difficult to heal. I am skeptical of his first round status at least for a team with an immediate need at rb. However he is a great talent so a team who might want to groom him a little and nurse the injury would be a great fit.

I don't doubt that hamstring tears are very serious. I also don't doubt that hamstring injuries can cause someone to get out of shape. This is just the first I've heard of a hamstring injury and the combine took place last month. Oh well.

Tough call. Don't like the early injury.

Its an excuse.

At the combines the players go through a complete physical and nothing showed up then.

If it truelly is a minor tear, just tell the doctors "hey i have a jacked up hamstring" and thats the end of that but he didnt.

He is using this as an excuse for his poor showing at his pro day.

Its an excuse.

At the combines the players go through a complete physical and nothing showed up then.

If it truelly is a minor tear, just tell the doctors "hey i have a jacked up hamstring" and thats the end of that but he didnt.

He is using this as an excuse for his poor showing at his pro day.

it is odd to not mention it till two weeks AFTER his pro day (after he already skippedd the combine work), and only after clarrett comparisions started floating around.

if you were about to be drafted, would you be a little hesitant to come out and say u had an injury? i probably would be. i think lendale felt that way

I'm with Sheriff and Jamf on this one. Besides, when is the last time you used your hamstring to bench that 225 lbs barbell? Slow times are one thing, but there's no excuse for not staying in shape in your upper body.

And, how "out of shape" was Steve Smith when he came back from a broken leg? If you have the right work ethic, you can find a way to eat right and stay in shape. He's making excuses.

I also read that his MRI and diagnosis were done by a chiropractor, and not a licensed MD. It sounds to me like he was looking for an excuse and found a hack to play along. No offense to chiropractors on the board, it just makes a difference to me that it was done by someone who did not go to medical school rather than a sports medicine MD or orthopedic surgeon...

It appears that he tore his hamstring AT the combine. So, I don't know how anyone can say that his hamstring caused him to look out of shape at the combine when he didn't tear it until he got there.

steelers would probably take him if he fell.