49ers RB Michael Robinson undergoes arthroscopic surgery for torn meniscus
In a less than stellar piece of news, it was announced that Michael Robinson underwent arthroscopic surgery today. The procedure was designed to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. The injury happened when he ran into the back of Chilo Rachal and went down. He thought he was fine, but clearly that was not that case. No timetable was given, but Barrows mentioned that it might be a week or two before he gets back on the field. [EDITOR'S NOTE: MM is now stating Robinson could miss upwards of 3-5 weeks. That would bring him back right before the start of the regular season. We'll see what Thomas Clayton does with more preseason carries. Maybe he squeezes onto the Week 1 roster. We'll see.]
I tried doing my own research on this type of injury but most everything I found dealt with normal recovery times, and not times for professional athletes. One interesting tidbit I came across mentioned that LenDale White supposedly played all of 2007 with a torn meniscus. Although he struggled at times, the Titans back finished with 1,110 yards on the season and claims to be 100% healthy now. Robinson is not an every down back but as a special teams standout we certainly want him at 100%. He was not going to pass DeShaun Foster on the depth chart, but you never want a guy missing reps on the field.
In other 49ers injury news, Aubrayo Franklin passed his physical today and was taken off the PUP list. Also, according to MM, the 49ers are hoping for Ashley Lelie to return later this week and apparently Joe Staley is making his way back tomorrow after missing time with his infected foot.
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It's your time,
Clayton.
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by jtoj on Jul 28, 2008 8:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not exactly a Robinson fan...
unless he turns heads with his play.
I’ve always been a Clayton fan, though. Run for the prize of the high calling of running back position under Frank Gore, Clayton!
"We Have a God who delights in impossibilities."
by 16to80endzone on Jul 29, 2008 1:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
backup to the backup
More like the high calling of running back position under Frank Gore AND DeShaun Foster.
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by Fooch on Jul 29, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Backup to the backup,
I agree, you more proficiently stated it than me.
Robinson will rebound from his injury but as this offense goes along, Robinson can only play catch up. Clayton will hearken to the high calling of the backup position!
"We Have a God who delights in impossibilities."
by 16to80endzone on Jul 29, 2008 10:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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