Adrian Peterson Tears ACL

CJ_18 · Post #1 » by **CJ_18** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 5:23 am

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson tore the ACL in his left knee Saturday after taking a direct hit in a 33-26 win over the Washington Redskins.

An MRI showed the anterior cruciate ligament tear after the team returned to Minnesota. Other reports say he also tore his MCL.

Peterson said he knew ''it was something bad'' the moment he was hit and that he was in ''severe pain'' on he lay on the field. He was hurt when tackled by Redskins safety DeJon Gomes at the end of a 3-yard gain on the first offensive play of the second half.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Minn ... ion-122411

Typically an ACL takes 9 months to recover from, which would put his health for the 2012 season at risk. Devastating news for arguably the best player in the game.

JustAwesome · Post #2 » by **JustAwesome** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:52 am

Sad to hear. Gerhart will be given a look.

Dr Positivity · Post #3 » by **Dr Positivity** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:00 am

Apparantely MCL too

Brutal!

Wone · Post #4 » by **Wone** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:33 am

damn.. get well soon AP.

Roger Murdock · Post #5 » by **Roger Murdock** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:27 pm

Awful hit. I wonder how this will affect his career.

The_Trade_Seer · Post #6 » by **The_Trade_Seer** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:01 pm

Horrible news for the best rb in the league but Jamal Lewis ran for over 2,000 yards after the same injury, Edgerrin James had back-2-back 1,500+ yard rushing seasons after the same injury, and Frank Gore tore the acl in BOTH of his knees and is still one of the best rbs in the league ... AP should be fine career wise.

Pharmcat · Post #7 » by **Pharmcat** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:28 pm

good thing he got his money b4 injury

Jeff23 · Post #8 » by **Jeff23** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:56 pm

It was such an ugly thing to see.