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Injury Update: Blake Bortles Wrist. @DPT_fjeldy looks at Bortles injury and how it may affect the Jags future

The Jags are coming off of one of their best seasons as a franchise after losing to the G.O.A.T. in the AFC ‘ship, and now their offseason has begun. Over the past week, there have been a couple of developments at the QB position in the NFL. [profiler]Blake Bortles[/profiler] had surgery on his throwing wrist, and the trade and signing of [profiler]Alex Smith[/profiler] to Washington all but…

Jeremy Wyman (@DFFVictoryCigar) and Eric Fjeldheim, DPT (@DPT_Fjeldy)

There’s no question that the 2017 NFL season was one to remember (or one we’d rather forget) when it comes to season-ending injuries. The fantasy impact of these injuries was as powerful as the “bomb cyclone” that tore through the east last week. If you suffered the loss of a stud and were able to rise to the occasion to pull…

2017 Week 15 Injury Wire: Carson Wentz @DPT_fjeldy gives you a medical view of the Wentz injury

Dr. Eric Fjeldheim, PT

Another week and another budding star goes down. In this week’s Injury Wire, we will take a deep dive and discuss Carson Wentz’s injury/recovery and more. With a torn ACL, Carson Wentz’s season is over, and he will need surgery. (Editor’s note: Wentz reportedly underwent surgery on Wednesday.)What will his recovery look like? When will be back? What will he need to be able…

  Fantasy football playoffs are upon us. Maybe you made the playoffs, or maybe you are like me on the outside looking in. Either way, here is some information on injuries from this past week and their impact for Week 14 and beyond.

Ryan Shazier

This injury, in primetime, was scary. It makes fans, teammates, and really everyone else watching uneasy and brings us back to the reality that football…

A video surfaced yesterday of Aaron Rodgers throwing the football. This is a great sign that his recovery and healing is going well. Most post-operative rehabilitation protocols limit excessive shoulder elevation and rotation for the first 6-8 weeks, and Aaron is throwing footballs just over 5 weeks post-op. Good stuff. He is eligible to return Week 15 from IR. The tricky variable is that his…