Chiefs TE Brad Cottam Continuing Recovery From Vertebra Injury
by Joel Thorman on Jan 21, 2010 10:00 AM CST
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PrintOn December 22nd, the Kansas City Chiefs placed tight end Brad Cottam on injured reserve following an injury in a play that occurred days earlier.
On the play in question, Cottam caught a pass and almost did a flip but landed on his head. He got up, and walked away just fine. X-rays later revealed that he had a cracked cervical vertebra.
The following day, Chiefs head coach Todd Haley said Cottam had a successful surgery.
Now, almost a month later, Cottam gives us a quick update, via his Facebook page (via Ryan over at KC Chiefs Blog).
"[S]aw the doc today and should be out of the neck brace in 2 months," he wrote.
From what I've heard, he'll make a complete recovery, which is excellent news.
While he'll be out of his neck brace in two months, the timetable on his return to the field isn't known at this point.
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Good thing he's ok, but sucks that he's in a neck brace.
He’ll probably miss out on a lot of working out right now because of it. I hope he can recover asap so he can get back to full workouts soon.
neck brace is better than a halo.
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That would suck to have to wear
A neck brace for that long.
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by Scaryclouds on Jan 21, 2010 10:29 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Will a complete recovery
mean he could compete at the same level as before?
We’ve all seen guys get neck injuries and never be the same.
by BCRavenJHawkfan on Jan 21, 2010 11:26 AM CST reply actions
Very serious stuff
He may take quite awhile to get back to where he was before the injury, if he’s in a brace for two more months— time to strengthen the cervical musculature so he’s ready for NFL contact again, get re-conditioned aerobically and back up to his previous targets for strength, see how is neck range-of-motion is on the field and in blocking, running patterns and catching the ball. I really wonder how much KC can count on him this year, at least for the first month or so of the season.
i would say not much
It sounds quite serious. And with rebuilding the strength like you said, that could take a while. I would assume he takes his time…
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Pope and O'Connel can hold it down while he's out
as long as Sean Ryan isn’t back, I’ll be fine with the TE group.
Speedy recovery, Mr. Cottam!
You're either growing or you're dying, there ain't no third direction
-Big Tom Callahan
do you think that
gailey will maybe wanna trade for cottam? i mean he did draft him with herm
POW!! right in the kisser
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