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Update on Jason Allen’s Hip Injury

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005

Update to the Thoughts and Prayers for Jason Allen post.

According to a GoVolsXtra source (subscription required), Allen’s injury is “similar to the hip injury suffered by former UT safety Deon Grant.” The article also said, however, that Allen’s hip is merely dislocated and not fractured, which is contrary to what I read and repeated here. In any event, it’s good news that the injury will not end Allen’s football career.

Allen has played his last game as a Volunteer, but he is consulting with nationally-recognized hip specialists in an effort to expedite his recovery so that he can be ready by the time NFL teams begin evaluations for the April, 2006 draft. The biggest concern at this stage is making sure that his hip joint is getting proper circulation.

Good news for Jason.

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Optimistic News Regarding Jason Allen’s Hip Injury

Monday, October 10th, 2005

Another update to the Thoughts and Prayers for Tennessee Volunteer Jason Allen post.

GoVolsXtra (subscription required) is reporting that they have learned from a source that “Allen suffered a dislocated hip and will be on crutches up to six weeks, but that surgery will not be required.”

If true, the fact that Allen’s injury won’t require surgery makes it less serious than Bo Jackson’s hip injury. Bo Jackson’s football career ended after his hip-replacement surgery in 1991. He was able to resume a career in baseball, but he was never the same.

Allen’s hip injury is also believed to be less serious than that of former Volunteer Deon Grant’s, who missed his entire first year in the NFL after fracturing his hip during training camp. He came back the year after that and has started 69 consecutive games for the Carolina Panthers.

Of course, both Bo Jackson and Deon Grant had already signed NFL contracts when they suffered their respective injuries. Allen will need to be even better than he was before in order to overcome the cloud the injury places on his draft stock, so continue to pray that he recovers quickly as well as completely.

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