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Rumors have started to come out of the Arizona camp that Defensive Tackle Andrew Reese has been playing with an undiagnosed leg injury. He has been reportedly moving slow in practice these last few weeks and several teammates were said to have seen him icing his right knee after the week 13 games against the Colorado Yeti and became concerned. Talk going around the locker room is that there’s more to the story and a few news sources have been quick to note that there appear to be serious injury concerns surrounding the Defensive Tackle.
According to one of the sources, team trainers have taken a look at the knee several times over the last week, but Reese has refused to seek help from an outside professional and has opted to continue to play through the pain. There are concerns that this could cause long-term damage if the injury is more serious than expected; however, Reese is a player with an “old school mindset” and has reportedly been adamant that he is allowed to “tough it out”.
The exact timetable and origin of the injury are unknown, but several noticed that Reese struggled a bit last season after returning to the field from suspension for PEDs. Many chalked it up to a lack of field time and assumed that Reese was just “rusty”, but while the DT has made some major improvements this season, he still seems to be displaying the same degree of soreness in-between practice plays and has been said to be late leaving the facility after practice. And it has been even more noticeable in recent practices. Some experts have even speculated that Reese’s original reason for using the PEDs could been related to an old injury and that he might have been able to get legitimate medical help if he went through the.proper channels.
In light of this discovery, some of this outside discussion has begun to center on a lesser-known injury that Reese received during his early college days at Perdue. When Reese was brought up from high school, the school brought him in as a backup Quarterback, but tried him out at several positions, including Defensive Tackle. Reese was a larger player at the time, somewhere between his current weight of 310 lbs. and the 230 lbs. range that he entered the DSFL under. While experimenting at these various positions, his right knee was injured in practice and he was put on injured status for the rest of the season. Reese returned at the start of the Sophomore season at a much smaller weight and was restricted to only the QB position, at which he was fortunately able to win the starting role during that season. Reese would go on to play QB for the rest of his college career and even played for the Kansas City Coyotes as a QB, though he did struggle in that role. Lack of interest from teams led him to return to the DT role that he attempted to play early in his college days.
In hindsight, small details have added up and it’s been speculated that Reese may have never properly followed up on the injury, which could have hampered his performance in the NSFL. He is signed to a long-term contract with Arizona (through S16) and officials are said to be insisting that he address the issue through a team-approved doctor this offseason. Arizona has been pushed out of contention for the play-offs, so the logical move would be to pull Reese from the field, but as one of only two dedicated Defensive Linemen remaining on the team, he has reportedly requested to play through the season. Reese is scheduled to play in the upcoming game against the Baltimore Hawks, so it looks like the organization has agreed to his request. One can only hope that he is able to seek proper medical help once this last game is played.
New Arizona general manager Victoria Danvers has yet to publicly comment on the situation, but sources inside the team state that she is monitoring the situation closely and has talked to Reese directly about the importance of addressing the issue before more damage is done.
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[/div]Rumors have started to come out of the Arizona camp that Defensive Tackle Andrew Reese has been playing with an undiagnosed leg injury. He has been reportedly moving slow in practice these last few weeks and several teammates were said to have seen him icing his right knee after the week 13 games against the Colorado Yeti and became concerned. Talk going around the locker room is that there’s more to the story and a few news sources have been quick to note that there appear to be serious injury concerns surrounding the Defensive Tackle.
According to one of the sources, team trainers have taken a look at the knee several times over the last week, but Reese has refused to seek help from an outside professional and has opted to continue to play through the pain. There are concerns that this could cause long-term damage if the injury is more serious than expected; however, Reese is a player with an “old school mindset” and has reportedly been adamant that he is allowed to “tough it out”.
The exact timetable and origin of the injury are unknown, but several noticed that Reese struggled a bit last season after returning to the field from suspension for PEDs. Many chalked it up to a lack of field time and assumed that Reese was just “rusty”, but while the DT has made some major improvements this season, he still seems to be displaying the same degree of soreness in-between practice plays and has been said to be late leaving the facility after practice. And it has been even more noticeable in recent practices. Some experts have even speculated that Reese’s original reason for using the PEDs could been related to an old injury and that he might have been able to get legitimate medical help if he went through the.proper channels.
In light of this discovery, some of this outside discussion has begun to center on a lesser-known injury that Reese received during his early college days at Perdue. When Reese was brought up from high school, the school brought him in as a backup Quarterback, but tried him out at several positions, including Defensive Tackle. Reese was a larger player at the time, somewhere between his current weight of 310 lbs. and the 230 lbs. range that he entered the DSFL under. While experimenting at these various positions, his right knee was injured in practice and he was put on injured status for the rest of the season. Reese returned at the start of the Sophomore season at a much smaller weight and was restricted to only the QB position, at which he was fortunately able to win the starting role during that season. Reese would go on to play QB for the rest of his college career and even played for the Kansas City Coyotes as a QB, though he did struggle in that role. Lack of interest from teams led him to return to the DT role that he attempted to play early in his college days.
In hindsight, small details have added up and it’s been speculated that Reese may have never properly followed up on the injury, which could have hampered his performance in the NSFL. He is signed to a long-term contract with Arizona (through S16) and officials are said to be insisting that he address the issue through a team-approved doctor this offseason. Arizona has been pushed out of contention for the play-offs, so the logical move would be to pull Reese from the field, but as one of only two dedicated Defensive Linemen remaining on the team, he has reportedly requested to play through the season. Reese is scheduled to play in the upcoming game against the Baltimore Hawks, so it looks like the organization has agreed to his request. One can only hope that he is able to seek proper medical help once this last game is played.
New Arizona general manager Victoria Danvers has yet to publicly comment on the situation, but sources inside the team state that she is monitoring the situation closely and has talked to Reese directly about the importance of addressing the issue before more damage is done.
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