OTA Updates / June mini-camp

Really sucks to hear that. He came off as a positive/upbeat guy in his interviews

 

bright side is that his quality of life isn't affected from the sound of it, and now he can get an early start on becoming Mayor of LA like he wanted

 

 

Johnathan Franklin just tweeted: "Unfortunately this week I have been ruled out of returning for the 2014/15 season and returning to play in the NFL. But I understand God knows what he is doing and for now he has another platform for me to step upon."

 

(that one was real)

Sounds like they may have discovered a congenital abnormality. Hate to see it but a shortened career is better than a catastrophic injury.

dammmm, finally get a scatback and he lasts all of one game basically.

good luck in your future endeavors Jonathon.

Michael Hill, Rajion Neal, LaDarius Perkins. Who's going to take advantage?

 

Tough break for Jonathan. Best wishes for whatever is next.  

To quote a Deadspin commenter:

 

hey released Nick Collins, the best player on the defense besides Clay Matthews, because, "they wouldn't play their son after an injury like his" even though a doctor didn't say he couldn't play anymore. WELL HE'S NOT YOUR SON AND THE SAFETY NOW IS SOMEONE NAMED M.D. JENNINGS. WHO IS THAT? Just throw Collins out there and hope to God.

Was the commenter M Burnett? Morgan B? Mo Betta'? 

Packers have cornered the market on career ending neck injuries.

 

Seriously sucks to hear this. From a team perspective, it's a pretty deep position group, but I really think having a guy with Franklin's ability would have been great, paired up with Lacy.

 

Best of luck to him in his future endeavors.

I don't follow other teams as closely, but it does seem like the Packers have had an unusually high number of players who've suffered career-ending neck injuries. Disappointed for JF. I think he had a chance to be a very good pro. 

Games missed, careers cut short....the Packers have to be at or very near the top of the list.

 

Very conservative medical staff.

It's the training staffs fault 

NO ****. Really terrible news. He was going to be really, really good.

Given the number of neck injuries suffered by Packers players, it dawns on me the medical staff isn't doing their due dilligence.

— JS Comments (@JSComments) June 19, 2014

 

I know it means Jonathan Franklin.  But it could mean Jermichael Finley.  The take away here is if the guy has initials of JF, don't draft or sign the guy.  He is (in GB) a neck injury waiting to happen. 

Oh oh, Jared Fabudearis is in deep doodoo.

They've been at or near the top of games missed and players lost for years. Yet they keep winning. Playoff appearance 6 of the last 7 years. 5 consecutive years. Longest streak in the NFL. 

 

Ted  finds them. Mike coaches them. Having the best QB in football helps buts it's mighty impressive how they keep plugging names in and play well into January year after year. 

 

One of these years the injuries ain't gonna happen. That will likely end with Championship number 14. 

 

And even if those injuries happen. This team will still be competitive. It's truly unbe-****ing-lievable how good these two guys have been and never once played the injury excuse for falling short. 

 

Not bad for a stroke victim and a permanent stupid face. 

This.

Perhaps the injuries aren't injuries at all.  Perhaps Green Bay follows the KGB model of rising through the ranks.  Do our resident conspiracy experts have any thoughts on this?

Given the number of neck injuries suffered by Packers players, it dawns on me the medical staff isn't doing their due dilligence.

— JS Comments (@JSComments) June 19, 2014

Or they ARE exercising due diligence and other teams aren't.

There's a lawsuit that claims players were/are medicated and anesthetized for what are normally incapacitating injuries,so they can get on the field. How likely is it that these teams would look at an xray of something that MIGHT cause a problem in the FUTURE and rule a player out for life? Especially holding plausible deniability?

D*mn....... Another neck injury.    D*mn.  I hope he can survive outside of football.  Will miss him.  Good luck JF. 

Anyone here opposed to me using JF Hawk from this point forward? 

You can't handle the red pill. Too psychologically challenging.

FTFY.

I know we all like to dwell on the Packers and all their injuries but this is the NFL and career ending injuries happen all the time to a number of teams.  Regardless, it sucks to hear about Franklin.  Sounds like Dujaun Harris is going to fill that role now. 

 

The part that amazes me is how many serious injuries occur during non contact situations.  It would be interesting to see studies done on the past versus current NFL players on injuries - not sure if the bigger stronger faster element (and PEDs) are causing more injuries to occur or not.  

The Deadspin guy doesn't have the interests of the players lives ahead of the teams interests.  He is self centered as aooposed to others centered.  Apparently, GB does put their players interests before those of the organization.  I say 'apparently' because we really don't know what goes on at 1265 Lombardi Ave. behind closed doors.  So even though it doesn't profit the Packers in the short term, I'd rather have it this way.  JMO

The league apparently agrees with them.  None of these players went on with their football careers with some other team.  

Real cute hoping a player gets a career ending injury. You are a moran. 

Well said, Ghost of Lambeau. If the NFL is going to survive at somewhere near its present form, teams need to think and act like the Packers rather than the mentality shown in the movie, "North Dallas Forty," which I believe is still prevalent in the league. These are human beings. Having said that, I hope JMike takes his $10 million and has a good life.

I want to play too! ftfy

 

Tripped up by the grassy knoll?

They are two different .gif files.

I read where Hyde had been moved to S full time.  That puts three legitimate players back there in Hyde, Haha and Burnett.  I see the starting safeties this year as Hyde and Burnett, especially early.  Once Haha figures the NFL out, Burnett better have his game stepped up.  

4th RB, meh.

Anyone here opposed to me using Jequila Fonster from this point on?

 

*this post is not intended to wish career ending injury but rather an attempt at humor to lighten the mood around these pegboards. Carry on. 

ChilliJon, You can pretty much call yourself anything you want. Let me know & I'll make the change.

"Patrick Ewing's Kneepads?"

I love that schedule, the morning practices are a lot better than the evening practices. The morning practices have a lot of people, but they're not insanely full like the evening practices. You can actually get good seats if you come early. That Saturday practice will be a mad house, but the weekday ones aren't that bad. We will be up from the 25th to the 31st. It's my sister-in-law's first visit to GB.