Greg Childs Recovery Updates

vikingsrule · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:44 am Post subject: Greg Childs Recovery Updates

Now that Childs isnt a part of training camp and the 2012 Vikings, I wanted to create a thread where we can discuss all matters related to Childs's recovery, rather than sticking it in his 14+ page draft thread or in the training camp thread.

Ill start it off with this link.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/story/2012-08-06/Greg-Childs-Vikings-knee-surgery/56835196/1

SteelKing728 · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:10 am Post subject:

freak accidents make me cringe.

Honestly, he may never have a "timetable" to return. He is out for the season, but this may end up a career ending injury. The Gary Baxter.

From what I've seen, Baxter actually reached out to Childs. Even though he tore both his in 2006, he did try out in training camp the next year.

Baxter: “It’s not something that can’t be overcome. I was told I’d never walk again, and I saw the field again. I was determined to prove doctors wrong on multiple levels. He’s going to have to really bust it in rehab. And he’s going to have to have nothing but positivity around him, a positive spirit and the right attitude. It sounds like he’s a strong guy and wants to do those things.”

When he suffered the double patellar tear, Childs joined an unfortunate fraternity that includes not only Baxter but also former Bears receiver Wendell Davis, who tore both patellar tendons in an ugly injury on the Astroturf at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia in 1993. Baxter said Davis encouraged him, and he’d like to pay it forward by encouraging Childs.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/07/gary-baxter-tells-injured-viking-greg-childs-ive-been-there/
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Any word on how long he has to be on waivers before the Vikings can put him on the IR?
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SteelKing728 · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:32 am Post subject:

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He can still have a long career, it really does seem like we have a pretty good trainer. I hope Childs isnt going to rush and does everything right.
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vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 76050

as Jerry Seinfeld once said... "I leave for a week and the whole operation is in shambles."

Childs blew up both knees on a jump ball pass?

sheesh.
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vikingsrule · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:09 am Post subject:

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you have to consider Childs a non-factor going forward. if he even plays again that is just a bonus.
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vikingsrule · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:45 pm Post subject:

SteelKing728 · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:01 pm Post subject:

It'd be awesome if he could come back from this injury.

I'm not expecting him to have some Adrian Peterson type recovery where there were very little signs of him slowing down, but if he could come back after 4-6 weeks to start the season that'd be a big bonus for us.

At the same time, we are most likely bringing in atleast 2 new WRs to the team next season. He'll need to work his way up to get playing time.
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I say we inject him with some of Adrian Peterson's DNA...
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