Concerned about Portis's injury?

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

GMScud:

Agree completely that a knee injury would be a whole lot worse than a hip flexor. So would an ankle or an Achilles tendon injury... But a hip flexor injury can - when it is favored even a little bit - lead to another minor injury and those things can then begin to pile up.

I'm not saying that WILL happen, but running backs have enough opportunities to incur injuries without adding a weakness in the hips/legs - - which is where they make their living.

Very true. Everyone says "hip flexor" when referring to an injury. Actually, everyone has hip flexors. They are a group of muscles that attach to the hip and femur. So it's really a hip flexor strain. Chances are Clinton has a grade 1 sprain, which usually involves some stretching of the muscle but no tearing, and a few days of rest with ice and other treatment is sufficient. A grade 2 involves tearing and usually requires a few weeks of recovery. Grade 3 is the most severe and involves a complete tear, which would be season ending. I'm not an orthopedist, but I use Google and I stayed at a Holiday Inn express last night.

Once you get into week 6 or 7 of the NFL, most players are dinged up one way or another. Clinton should be fine. He's tough.