Lions Dan Campbell’s elbow fixed by dead guy
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Hey, it is a true story. Dan Campbell plays TE for the Detroit Lions and has had three surgeries on his elbow.
It had been his Achilles’ heel. Twice he had surgery. Twice he tried to come back early. Both times he had trouble.
Now the elbow has an actual Achilles tendon in it.
Campbell had surgery a third time Sept. 21. An elbow specialist reattached the triceps tendon — what was left of it, anyway. Then he reinforced it with an Achilles tendon from a cadaver.
Now surgery is a way of life in the NFL, but this is a little unusual.
It didn’t bother Dan Campbell at all.
“I said, ‘Get it fixed. I don’t care what it takes,’ ” Campbell said. “I did have some questions about, ‘Well, how does that work?’ You hear about transplants, different organs or stuff like that.
“Actually, that’s what he said. He said, ‘This isn’t organs, man. You don’t have to worry about it. It’s not like your body’s going to reject it or something.’ ”
How is Coach Marinelli doing?
Dan was asked to compare current Coach Rod Marinelli and he came up with a comparison to a former coach, Bill Parcells, the Big Tuna himself.
He talked about how Big Tuna broke you down and Rod Marinelli builds you up and says have fun.
Dan went on to say how the Lions have rebuilt the team in Rod’s image and that it was going to be a special year, especially with the help of the dead guy.
NFL Football special comment The Lions have a pretty easy looking schedule and could be poised for a big year. It remains to be seen how the changes brought on by Marinelli pan out.
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NFL Football Revealed on Squib Kick wrote an interesting post today on Lions Dan Campbell’s elbow fixed by dead guyHere’s a quick excerpt NFL Football at its best. NFL Football at its craziest. Hey, it is a true story. Dan Campbell plays TE for the Detroit Lions and has had three surgeries on his elbow. It had been his Achilles’ heel. Twice he had surgery. Twice he tried to come back early. Both times he had trouble. Now the elbow has an actual Achilles tendon in it. Campbell had surgery a third time Sept. 21. An elbow specialist reattached the triceps tendon — what was left of it, anyway. Then he reinforced it with an Achill …
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