MWBATL
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We don’t know what the offical diagnosis was. Shoulder separations can be anywhere from Class I (mildest) to Class VI (worst). MOST are Classes I-III. 90% of the Class I-III do NOT require surgery to repair. However, Class III usually takes 6-12 weeks for recovery. I cannot imagine King has a Class IV or above requiring surgery as I don’t think he would be cleared to play at all with that level of injury. So, let’s speculate his is a Class III injury. There is also considerable discussion in the literature about whether surgery is a good idea or not for Class III injuries. Some new thought is being given to arthroscopic surgeries where preliminary results seem promising.Lol. I hope that’s the case, but it didn't really come across that way when I listened to it. I honestly think he’s got a serious injury in his shoulder that requires surgery. It’s been six weeks since that guy threw a downfield pass in a game. I’d be really surprised if 7 more days all of sudden shows a massive recovery to where it’s just no longer a problem. But…if he could just throw ONE downfield pass on PA it could be a huge advantage. I would consider that “balling out.”
Bottom line…while every day/week of rest will improve King’s range of motion…if there is damage beyond a simple separation, some level of surgery may be required for him to fully recover.
My own opinion is he won’t be “himself” by next Friday, but we’ll continue to talk about that as likely to let UGa wonder who they should prepare for.
PS-isn’t Pyron out with the same issue? We haven’t seen him since the Virginia Tech game and no one is saying anything about him. He used to be a weapon in goal line and 4th down “tush push” plays.
PSS-I am not a medical professional (but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express recently)