Then he was left in a game to suffer not one but two further injuries to his already-sprained knee. We now know that this injuries, compounded by the exponentially-growing weakness of the joint, were catastrophic.
RG3 destroyed the patella graft which replaced of the ACL he tore in college. He also tore his LCL, the ligament which had once only been sprained. Doctors will create a patella graft from his left (good) knee to attempt a total reconstruction of his blown right knee.
Two knee surgeries for the 22 year old rookie. RG3 has amazed me with his maturity, skill and toughness. So I am not ready to write him off, as my old gnarled fan-instincts tell me to (same old shit). But his rehabilitation is going to require more from him than he's ever had to give, which is saying a lot.
This offseason should have been one of hope. It still is, but the nature and altitude of that hope has changed drastically.
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