FAU Player

NT91 · November 19, 2006

How is the FAU player that was hurt?

FirefightnRick · November 19, 2006

Wondering the same thing?

Rick

rcade · November 19, 2006

Here's an update from a Florida paper:

"Defensive lineman Josh Jenkins was injured midway through the second quarter and was taken off the field on a stretcher. Jenkins was discharged from Presbyterian Hospital and returned home with the team."

That's a relief.

gksmith · November 20, 2006

So no word on WHY he was carted off.

JQ lowered the shoulder and hit him...didn't look like a big hit. I thought it was not a big injury and maybe knocked the wind out of him.

Taking him off the field in the ambulance you would think he broke something important.

VideoEagle · November 20, 2006

So no word on WHY he was carted off.
JQ lowered the shoulder and hit him...didn't look like a big hit. I thought it was not a big injury and maybe knocked the wind out of him.
Taking him off the field in the ambulance you would think he broke something important.
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I was watching fairly closely with the binoculars. The kid didn't move at all - any - for quite some time. I'm sure paralysis or other extremely serious injury was on all the trainers minds.

Quinn was spinning around when he hit him and could have hit him anywhere.

The fact it turned out to not be serious is great news.

Eagle91Gator95 · November 20, 2006

So no word on WHY he was carted off.
JQ lowered the shoulder and hit him...didn't look like a big hit. I thought it was not a big injury and maybe knocked the wind out of him.
Taking him off the field in the ambulance you would think he broke something important.
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There are lots of injuries that appear serious enough on the field to warrant full precautions (neck collar and/or helmet taped to the backboard, facemask cut off, etc.) that turn out to be nothing serious. The trainers and doctors on the field don't have x-ray vision. Same reason why the vast majority of trauma victims (car accidents, etc.) are transported in the same manner. Better safe than sorry until you can get to the hospital and run whatever tests are necessary to confirm or rule out any potentially catastrophic injuries.