RGlll and His Knee: Did the Washington Redskins Play Him with a Torn ACL?

January 27, 2013   ·   Michael Patmas   ·   Jump to comments

Robert Griffin lll—the NFL Rookie of the Year, No. 2 draft pick and Heisman Trophy winner—has undergone a successful primary repair of his right lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and a repeat anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.
The future for one of the most dynamic, talented and exciting QBs in the NFL is uncertain. Surely football fans are hopeful he will have an excellent recovery and return next season as good as ever.
As an athlete and physician myself who has twice undergone ACL reconstruction, I saw the signs RGlll had a badly injured, probably torn ACL when he took the field in the playoffs and felt he should have been benched. The decision to play him may well have compromised the future of the franchise QB.
Griffin suffered at least two injuries to his right knee during the season, and there is considerable controversy about whether or not he should have played in that fateful last playoff game. Clearly hobbled and limpin...

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