12.07.09
Yep, this is the grossest injury ever
GAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
That would be a broken femur, which is the John F. Kennedy half-dollar of football injuries. EJ is listed as day-to-day.
Thanks to reader Andrew, I think.
December 7th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Joe Theismann is not impressed.
December 7th, 2009 at 8:20 am
I am revolted, yet cannot look away. It’s like the leg would just float away if not for the pants.
December 7th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Yeeeesh. Wow.
By the by, did anyone else notice that the headline for Don Banks’s column in SI this morning is “St. Louis Cardinals storm back into NFC picture”? It truly is a remarkable league where, on any given Sunday, the 10-1 Vikings can be beaten by a baseball team. Or a football team that last played during the Reagan Administration.
December 7th, 2009 at 8:37 am
ow ow ow ow ow ow
December 7th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Now he’ll have to change his name to rhyme with “Heisman”
/Yes, that MaineAsshole sort of beat me to it.
December 7th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Favre 4 MVP!!!!!
December 7th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Well now you can just plug in Erin Henderson. The Terps didn’t develop the 18 Henderson brothers for nothing.
/Eric Wood’s ghastly injury already forgotten
December 7th, 2009 at 9:20 am
God, what a tough weekend for KSK. Stillers falling to Count Davis, Washington finding the most heartbreaking way to lose possible and Minnesota just getting beat on both sides of the ball. Makes me happy I’m a… Bills fan? Yeah, I still come out on the short end of the stick on this one, guys.
December 7th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Did you see THAT GUY? I mean, THAT GUY has to HURT!
Followed up with Gruden’s even more ridiculous “That’s why I call that guy THE PAIN”.
/leaves disgusted as post was too obvious.
December 7th, 2009 at 9:36 am
God, what a tough weekend for KSK.
Not for all of us.
/voting Gradkowski for MEAST
December 7th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Seriously?
There’s a reason why it’s called the Theisman Award
December 7th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Yes but did he suffer a concussion on the play
December 7th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Ugh. It’s 7:00 AM PST, I have to work early and I was hoping all that shit about the Vikings last night was a just a bad dream. It was not. On a positive note, one of those goddamn pop-ups finally became useful and covered up the injury gif.
December 7th, 2009 at 10:22 am
no slight intended, Mr. Flubby, sir.
And congrats to your Raiders.
And I think one of y’all is a Seahawk fan too, if I’m not mistaken. Hey, a win is a win.
December 7th, 2009 at 10:47 am
John Kerry likes the way his leg flip flopped.
December 7th, 2009 at 11:25 am
OMFG! Is there any further reports on his status? The way his leg whipped around, I’d be worried the broken bone could sever the arteries/nerves & he could possibly lose the leg. The physical price players pay is astounding.
Are you not entertained?
/gratuitous Gladiator reference
//pray he walks again
December 7th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Wow. One usually has to screw up a sky-dive to do that kind of damage. Hell, he was just *Running*!!!
Maybe these guys are getting too fast and too big. Nawwww……
(gets ready for MondayNightFootball-Kakke)
December 7th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
this is nuthin compared to what happened to Willis McGahee when he was at Miami. During the national championship game against florida state he bent his entire leg in half kina like how a flamingo walks. It was bad but it was only made worse by the fact that ABC showed it close-up about 15 times.
easily coolest injury i’ve ever seen
December 7th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
@joe wade
It was against Ohio State, but yes, that was the worst. Right after the Fiesta Bowl, I went to a bar with a bunch of other people who had been at the game (where they didn’t show the replay). When ESPN finally showed it on SportsCenter that night, it sounded like 1000 people were collectively not trying to throw up the beer they just drank.
December 7th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
That’s hideous! Disgusting! Brutal!
And I can’t stop watching it!
/hopes he gets better and is able to play next season.
December 7th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
freshman year of HS hockey i was about 8-12 feet from a guy who had his femur snapped in 2. the screaming was unforgettable. also i think mcgahee’s knee in college is at least equal in terms of gross.
December 7th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
I’ll take the Under and just hope that he keeps the leg.
December 7th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
ouch. :-/
makes me think of another injury that happened in the belgian football league a few months ago…
http://mediapool3.nieuws.be/Images/2009/8/c4e4ec74-1c79-4972-a529-3e40673c5f71_high.jpg
December 7th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
also i think mcgahee’s knee in college is at least equal in terms of gross
Agreed. Though back in the day, Steve McNair would have played the rest of the game after this.
December 7th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Jesus. Over in the Baskets Ball world Greg Oden just fractured his kneecap. This is just the week for Fucking Sick Leg Injuries
December 7th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Let us all not forget Eduardo as the most grotesque injury.
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/02_03/BreakPA_468×303.jpg
Yes, that’s bone
December 7th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Napoleon says it ain’t gross unless you rupture an artery.
December 7th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Too bad, now the Vikings LBs don’t have a leg to stand on.
/too soon?
December 7th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Did anyone notice they didnt stabilize the leg as they carted him off the field? They just drove REAL SLOW.
“Careful guys, this thing might fall off!”
December 7th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Broke my femur snowboarding 3 years ago. Not only is the bone break incredibly serious, but a major artery (femoral) winds it’s way around the femur. If the break severs the artery, it could lead to pulmonary embolisms which can kill you very quickly.
That being said, they’ll probably put a titanium implant on the bone, and if his injury is like mine he’ll be walking within a few weeks. Modern medical science is fucking amazing.
Not sure if he’ll be able to play again, but I hope he recovers… I feel his pain.
December 7th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Oh Snap! Guess what I saw, Oh Snap! Guess what I saw, Oh Snap! Guess what I saw.
December 7th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
But, I mean, really, who needs two good femurs?
December 7th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Greg Oden had Mr. Garrison’s balls in his knees. For that matter, I’m pretty sure he’s actually a short white Jew.
December 7th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
@Potsie: Still, it was fuckin’ gross. Shame too, Oden’s finally starting to beast on people. Coulda sworn I saw Flozell Adams leaving the Portland game shortly after he went down, too…
December 7th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
The Vikings took a beating against the Cardinals. Not only did they lose by 13 (should have been 20, considering Favre’s garbage TD), but they had a shitload of injuries.
As a Packers fan, this gives me more hope when the Pack faces the Vikings in the playoffs.
/hope this happens
//doesn’t care if the Packers win the Super Bowl, just beat Favre
December 7th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Somebody hasn’t been drinking their milk.
December 7th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
AHHHH!!! At least give us the option of choosing whether or not to view it!!!
December 7th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Hands down, McGahee’s knee was the worst injury I’ve witnessed.
December 7th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Yeah. The MMA leg snap was pretty horrid too.
http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab68/spiritofthebruce/th_coryhillufn16-1.gif
December 7th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I am glad that Theisman was the first comment, because that will always be the worst injury. Blood was on the field people, he never played again. McGahee was bad, but at least he recovered and played again.
December 8th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Theisman’s leg beats this. McGahee’s was bad. Napoleon McCallum much worse. But, don’t forget Tim Krumrie, during a Super Bowl (vs 49ers). Ed McCaffery (Denver) pretty gross, too.
December 8th, 2009 at 12:21 am
/Matt Henry’ed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuVIh_vpPDo
December 8th, 2009 at 2:39 am
Monty Python says it’s just a flesh wound…
December 8th, 2009 at 6:44 am
This will change Sandra Bullock’s life.
December 8th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Sweet miracle at Lourdes. It took me forEVER to even see it because I think my brain wouldn’t accept it. Then my eyes were opened and it couldn’t be unseen.