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mnWI wrote:Staph infections are no joke, if that's what it was. Former Buck Paul Mokeski is a very close friend of mine, and he almost lost his foot when he was an assistant coach with the Mavs because he tripped over a weight in the weight room. You can still see where the infection was on his leg and foot.

We're Black and Blue All Over:

In an interview with ESPNMilwaukee.com's Jason Wilde, Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley revealed he had emergency surgery last week to address an infection in his surgically-repaired knee. He will receive an IV through a central line in his chest three times a day for the next six weeks or so.

Finley: "I had a second surgery. Nobody knows about it. I had caught a real small infection in my knee, so I had to go in about a week ago, had to go back under and get the infection out. I was in the hospital for two days. I'm surprised nobody knew about it. I had to get all these antibiotics in me, get blood drawn four or five times a day. It's terrible. Right now, I've got this IV in my chest, a central line.

"Nobody knew about the surgery. Some guys over at the facility had it, and it's floating around the locker room. I had to go in, it was emergency surgery. I had a 105 fever, I called Doc [team physician Pat McKenzie] and said, 'I'm not feeling too good,' and we had to rush in and clean out the infection. I don't know what it's called. I guess you could call it a staph infection, but I don't think that's what it was. But I had to rush in and they put a central line in my chest. I won't get this taken out for another month and a half. Three times a day I have to get antibiotics put through it. Courtney, she's my doctor right now."


Wow. I could be wrong, but this is the first I've heard of an infection that's "floating around the locker room" in Green Bay. Given the number of injuries and surgeries there this season, it's something to keep an eye on.

SnakeLH2006 wrote:No one wants to hear it, but trust me I know what his infection is from. Damn.

an_also wrote:Hopefully he's ok. Tom Brady battled the same problems and he was ready to go the next season. With that said, Brady isnt a TE and doesn't have to run a lot.