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Donnie Avery, STL – Cracked Pelvic Bone
Rams’ WR Donnie Avery has made a full recovery from a cracked pelvic bone and he will be ready for the start of training camp. Avery was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his pelvic bone during the 2008 training camp and after a number of weeks of being inactive the pain subsided and the team assumed he was OK. He began to complain of soreness in the same area in the second half of the season and an MRI revealed that there was still a crack in his pelvic bone. The medical staff was able to manage the pain and Avery finished out the season but he was told that he would need at least 2 months of complete rest for the crack to heal. According to reports Avery’s hip has healed as expected and he’s looked good in recent minicamp workouts. By all accounts Avery should be in the starting lineup when the regular season begins.
Nate Burleson, SEA – ACL Surgery
Seahawks’ WR Nate Burleson, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee at the beginning of last season, has been practicing with the team on a limited basis this off-season and the medical staff expects him to be cleared for contact when training camp begins. Burleson is over 8 months removed from reconstructive knee surgery and he continues to make progress. During May OTA’s Burleson, who was wearing a brace, put on a show making a number of impressive catches and running and cutting without a problem. He was held out of some team drills however he looked good when he was on the field. During recent minicamp workouts Burleson was asked work on the scout-team defense as a DB so his workload is increasing and it appears that he will be ready for training camp. T.J. Houshmandzadeh will be the Seahawks’ top WR and Burleson will have to beat Deion Branch in training camp if he wants to be the second starter.
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