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Redskins' Top Pick Has Stress Fracture in Foot


Rookie cornerback Carlos Rogers -- the team's top draft pick -- has a stress fracture in his right foot, a more serious injury than previously known, and could miss the start of training camp, which begins July 31.

When Rogers missed Coach Joe Gibbs 's final two minicamps, the team apparently believed he was suffering from a minor ankle sprain. But Rogers -- the ninth overall pick, from Auburn, in April's draft -- has been in a walking boot over the past two weeks.

The NFL Network first revealed the severity of Rogers's injury during a broadcast yesterday. According to the network, doctors discovered the stress fracture -- which may have been a pre-existing injury -- after examining Rogers's foot. The 5-foot-11, 199-pound cornerback is expected to have his foot reexamined this week.

The Redskins did not provide an update of Rogers's injury yesterday, and his agent, Todd France, could not be reached for comment.

Rogers originally suffered the injury last month at Auburn University, where he was working out on his own. During minicamp (June 17 to June 19), Rogers -- who last year won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top collegiate cornerback -- said that the injury occurred when he stepped onto an uneven surface. Rogers participated in Washington's final organized team activity on June 17, and aggravated the injury the next day, the first of minicamp. Rogers sat out the following practice.

At the time, Gregg Williams , assistant head coach-defense, praised Rogers for his toughness: "He showed the vets a lot the last two days by practicing under physical duress. Today we made him not practice."

Carlos Rogers, CB, Washington Redskins

Redskins | More on Rogers' Injury
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:02:21 -0700

Adam Schefter, of NFL.com, reports Washington Redskins rookie CB Carlos Rogers (foot) has a stress fracture in his right foot that has left him in a walking boot the past couple of weeks. Rogers is expected to have his foot checked out again this week. There is a chance Rogers might not be ready for the start of training camp. As previously noted Rogers had injured his ankle at minicamp and then spent some time rehabbing it. But when doctors examined the foot again, they discovered a stress fracture that may have been a pre-existing injury. The Redskins do not consider the injury to be alarming, but they will monitor Rogers' situation closely.


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Redskins | Rogers Set Back by Foot Injury
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:36:13 -0700

Adam Schefter reported on the NFL Network that Washington Redskins rookie CB Carlos Rogers (foot) has a stress fracture in his foot and is going to undergo additional tests. He is not expected to be ready for the start of training camp.

BATMAN wrote:It never ceases to amaze me how tough the NFL is. A guy goes through 4 years of high school playing football, 4 years of college playing football, and in his first practice at an NFL camp he fractures a bone.

Injury kept cornerback out of mini-campESPN.com news services


Carlos Rogers, the Auburn cornerback who was the No. 9 pick overall in this year's NFL draft, reportedly has a stress fracture in his right foot, and may miss the start of the Washington Redskins' training camp, which begins July 31.


According to the Washington Post, the Redskins apparently believed Rogers was sidelined by a minor ankle sprain when he missed the team's two mini-camps. However, Rogers has been walking in a protective boot over the past two weeks.



The Post said the NFL Network was the first to reveal the severity of Rogers's injury during a broadcast Wednesday. According to the network, doctors discovered the stress fracture – which may have been a pre-existing injury – after examining Rogers's foot. The 5-foot-11, 199-pound cornerback is expected to have his foot re-examined this week, the Post said.


The Redskins did not provide an update of Rogers's injury Wednesday, and his agent, Todd France, could not be reached to comment, the Post reported in Thursday's editions.


It is believed Rogers originally suffered the injury last month at Auburn University, where he was working out on his own. During mini-camp (June 17 to June 19), Rogers said the injury occurred when he stepped onto an uneven surface. Rogers participated in Washington's final organized team activity on June 16, and aggravated the injury the next day, the first of mini-camp. Rogers sat out the following practice, according to the Post.

Rogers is behind Walt Harris, a nickel back last season who is projected as the starting cornerback opposite Shawn Springs . But the Redskins see Rogers as a replacement for Fred Smoot, who departed via free agency to Minnesota. Last Thursday, the Redskins signed cornerback Artrell Hawkins, a former Panthers reserve, to provide depth, the Post said.

SkinsChic wrote:Whew...I thought you were going to say Carlos was arrested !!

kkryan wrote:Redskins.com is reporting in the video section that Rogers injury is an ankle sprain.

Rogers's Ankle Concerns Redskins

By Nunyo Demasio
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, July 1, 2005; E04



The Washington Redskins acknowledged yesterday that rookie cornerback Carlos Rogers has a pre-existing stress fracture in his right foot but said doctors' primary concern is a bone bruise in his right ankle.

Rogers, the Redskins' top pick in the April draft, is expected to be in a walking boot and on crutches for two weeks and in a hard-bottom shoe for an additional two weeks. The team said he is expected to play sparingly when training camp begins Aug. 1.

The Redskins said that Rogers also has a first-degree sprain of his right ankle, which caused him to miss the final two days of minicamp June 18 to 19.

Rogers originally sprained his ankle last month while working out at Auburn, his alma mater, the Redskins said. Rogers told reporters he had stepped in a hole. He aggravated the injury the first day of minicamp, June 17, and the coaching staff praised him for playing through the pain before they told him to sit out the next two days.

The Redskins said an old stress fracture was discovered during treatment of his ankle. The team's main concern is that the bone bruise doesn't develop into a non-displaced fracture. The boot and crutches are expected to help. The team said the stress fracture has not caused Rogers any previous problems.

Redskins Notes: Police in Anne Arundel County said they have interviewed LaVar Arrington, officially putting a close to any possible link to a shooting early Sunday morning at a party the linebacker hosted in Gambrills.

Detectives interviewed Arrington for almost an hour Tuesday in Severn, police said. The shooting left a security guard in serious but stable condition. "He [Arrington] came in at our request," Sgt. Shawn Urbas said yesterday. "He was very cooperative. And he provided us with what he knew about the party."

The shooting occurred about 100 feet from the 18,000-square-foot home while Arrington was inside. Urbas said no arrests have been made. The security guard, James Sidney, was shot several times and flown to the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. A hospital spokeswoman said yesterday that Sidney was expected to recover, although she declined to release further details upon the family's request. . . .

The Redskins announced the release of offensive lineman Tam Hopkins.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 01816.html

TREATMENT

For small, nondisplaced fractures, early immobilization in a nonweight-bearing, short leg cast or compressive dressing for four to six weeks followed by range-of-motion exercises and a gradual return to weight bearing has been successful.21,23

Although fracture healing may appear radiographically to be complete, approximately 25 percent of patients require more than a year before becoming asymptomatic.21 Following nonsurgical management, most patients report satisfactory results and a return to preinjury activity levels.21,23,24 Symptomatic nonunions or large, displaced fractures may require surgical intervention

A Maisonneuve fracture--an external rotation injury of the ankle with an associated fracture of the proximal third of the fibula--is a serious injury that can have deceptively minor radiographic findings. Although less common than other types of ankle fractures, it is often misdiagnosed and can result in long-term disability. The typical mechanism and presentation are external rotation of the foot and medial ankle pain. On examination, the patient will have tenderness over the deltoid ligament and over the fracture site on the proximal fibula. Any patient who has proximal fibular tenderness after a twisting injury to the ankle should have radiographs taken of both the ankle and the tibia and fibula.

ANT7088 wrote:I don't think a "stress fracture" is as bad as it sounds, hopefully he'll be back for Camp!