SkinsJock/frankcal20 cited:
The tendonitis in his knee flared up last week. It is not considered serious.
I read this too. Big whoop. Don't believe everything you read in print. Tendonitis is what it is. You can downplay it but it is degenerative. It won't heal like a surgically repaired knee. That's the nature of it. I'm certain this will shorten his career to some degree or affect his play, especially if he comes back too soon.
Like I said, they had better sit Portis through most of the preseason if this condition is real. I happen to believe, however, that a lot of reported injuries in the NFL are completely false, meant to throw off oponents' schemes. Not saying that this is the case here, but it's possible. I think Tom Brady's shoulder was reported "probable" on a weekly basis the past two years by Bellichick. Portis also might want a medical excuse to skip camp and preseason to avoid another serious injury and to get more time to rehab his shoulder.
frankcal20 wrote:
...Now from what I know about this (I've had 4 knee operations on my left knee 3 ACL's and 4 meniscus) is that its about strengthening the muscles around the effected tendon...
False analogy. ACL etc is different than tendonitis. The key to understand is that this weakens your muscles. This as a bunch of micro tears in the tendons. There's nothing surgically you can do to repair it. Your body and rest may work given enough time, but if Portis tries to do training camp this summer, his years left are numbered. This can lead to an arthritic condition too or be a sign of one.
You don't regain the same strength in your tendons either. I don't care if you are superman and you have a team of doctors working around the clock from Johns Hopkins. Look up the treatment for this condition. Don't take my word for it.
I find it suspcious that tendonitis wouldn't be considered serious. They're either downplaying this or it's a "made-up" injury.
and that Portis will be given the treatment 
