Sanchez Opts For Surgery

by David_Wyatt on Feb 2, 2010 7:40 AM EST

According to ESPN's Tim Graham, Mark Sanchez has decided to undergo surgery on his left knee

The Daily News posted on its Web site Tuesday morning that it has learned Sanchez will have surgery in the next two or three weeks. The paper said it would be performed by the Jets' doctors, led by Ken Montgomery.

The surgery would stabilize the patella ligament in his left knee, which was injured during college.

Sanchez will miss some of the off-season work outs, but should be fit and raring to go well before training camp is set to get under way. Sanchez has been worried by this for some time, and has had to wear a knee brace for stability. With this procedure done, he should be able to play without the brace which will give him more mobility. With a QB who throws so well on the run, that's a positive.

You never want to see a player, especially a young Quarterback go through surgery, but if it improves his play then I'm all for it. Get it sorted now.

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Fix it now versus run the risk of messing it up even worse in the future. I’d take the first option.

by Rabbit T on Feb 2, 2010 8:43 AM EST reply actions

Get the surgery....

Sanchez has been wearing a brace since his junior year in college, and has gotten as much mileage out of it as he can. The NFL is a game of inches where any advantage is a plus and any impediment is exploited. The surgery is to stabilize rather than to reconstruct, and will give him an edge on the field.

Missing a few OTAs is a small price to pay for a guy who’s being groomed as a franchise QB.

by oldskooljet on Feb 2, 2010 12:14 PM EST reply actions

Surgery in 2-3 weeks.

…according to Manish Mehta. At first, I was thinking, why wait? But then I realized, because then he couldn’t walk. He can’t have much of a fun vacation that way. The guy deserves to have a little break and enjoy some down time.

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by dvdvil on Feb 2, 2010 12:19 PM EST reply actions