Mike LaFleur will speak today. 3/30/26

[Stout]

I go to the surgeon tomorrow to talk about my torn meniscus. I did alot of research on it, watching the surgery, interviews with surgeons. My big takeaway is that it's something that takes a long time to heal, if ever completely, because it's basically cartilage that gets almost no blood flow. I think most people (non-athletes probably) don't get surgery and eventually after several months, the symptoms get better. If you're young and the tissue isn't too brittle, they can stitch it. Or if you have a parrot beak situation, they can snip off that hanging bit. That's what I'm going to ask about.

The best advice I got on helping with the healing is to avoid any kind of twisting action. Walk like a robot. Forward and back. That's it. Pick up your feet to grab something in the kitchen instead of twisting. That has helped me. But I can't imagine being a football player and dealing with this. I'll never feel real confident about doing any kind of twisting and planting off this knee.

I wonder if PRP shots would help, then? I mean, for us they're expensive because insurance doesn't cover it.

 

[CFLredzoned]

I wonder if PRP shots would help, then? I mean, for us they're expensive because insurance doesn't cover it.

Yeah I think that would hep with healing time.

 

[Stout]

Yeah I think that would hep with healing time.

I thought mine had failed (a very different issue), but now I think that this, along with everything else, has really helped. Well, I did get two shots--they give you the second for cheap--and the second had no effect. But we still haven't found the underlying issue for that problem *sigh*

 

[Russ Smith]

I wonder if PRP shots would help, then? I mean, for us they're expensive because insurance doesn't cover it.

Depends on age. I have a meniscus tear in my left knee and I have osteoarthritis in it and I've been told I'm not a good candidate for PRP but I think it's age(60) .

The twisting thing is definitely true.

 

[Chopper0080]

MCLs can be tricky. The big concern is ligament instability with can extend rehab. It’s rare but infection can also delay recovery. It’s certainly not good news that Benson is not ready to compete, but it’s early to panic. Still don’t see it leading to Love.

Nobody should panic. This guy has been a non-factor over his first two seasons. It's not like he was providing anything to begin with.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Nobody should panic. This guy has been a non-factor over his first two seasons. It's not like he was providing anything to begin with.

Mostly because the minute he gets a chance to start he ends up on IR almost instantly. He needs to stay healthy or yes he will continue to be a non factor.

 

[CFLredzoned]

Depends on age. I have a meniscus tear in my left knee and I have osteoarthritis in it and I've been told I'm not a good candidate for PRP but I think it's age(60) .

The twisting thing is definitely true.

We're in the same category then, minus the osteoarthritis part. Did you do any surgery or just wait it out?

 

[Weenus O'Baggins]

Bickley was talking today about how this team is basically giving no details about anything and it's a lot of evasion.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Depends on age. I have a meniscus tear in my left knee and I have osteoarthritis in it and I've been told I'm not a good candidate for PRP but I think it's age(60) .

The twisting thing is definitely true.

I've got osteoarthritis in my ankles, knees, hips, and shoulders. I also have a compression fracture in my (I think) L2 vertebrae.

I was kind of concerned on whether I was going to get 100% disability with the VA, but if you add up everything I was processed for, I would be like 150% disabled.

At least I get paid for my injuries LOL

 

[Weenus O'Baggins]

Also Monti Ossenfort hasn't spoken with the media in months.

 

[PDXChris]

Also Monti Ossenfort hasn't spoken with the media in months.

This was less than a month ago.

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[football karma]

This was less than a month ago.

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thats in-house media

he wasnt going to be getting any hard questions

 

[Weenus O'Baggins]

This was less than a month ago.

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Maybe they were speaking to 98.7 specifically

 

[PDXChris]

thats in-house media

he wasnt going to be getting any hard questions

Bickley said media, that is still media. Don't know what to tell you otherwise.

 

[football karma]

Bickley said media, that is still media. Don't know what to tell you otherwise.

i think the distinction matters

the kinds of questions Monti would get from Theo Mackie are wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy different than the ones he gets from fellow employee Dani Sureck

 

[Chopper0080]

Monti cares about everything that doesn't matter. Lossenfort indeed.

 

[Russ Smith]

I've got osteoarthritis in my ankles, knees, hips, and shoulders. I also have a compression fracture in my (I think) L2 vertebrae.

I was kind of concerned on whether I was going to get 100% disability with the VA, but if you add up everything I was processed for, I would be like 150% disabled.

At least I get paid for my injuries LOL

I have the fracture thing but different vertebrae I think L5.

 

[Stout]

I've got osteoarthritis in my ankles, knees, hips, and shoulders. I also have a compression fracture in my (I think) L2 vertebrae.

I was kind of concerned on whether I was going to get 100% disability with the VA, but if you add up everything I was processed for, I would be like 150% disabled.

At least I get paid for my injuries LOL

Don't get me started on how the VA calculates service percentages!

 

[Cheesebeef]

I go to the surgeon tomorrow to talk about my torn meniscus. I did alot of research on it, watching the surgery, interviews with surgeons. My big takeaway is that it's something that takes a long time to heal, if ever completely, because it's basically cartilage that gets almost no blood flow. I think most people (non-athletes probably) don't get surgery and eventually after several months, the symptoms get better. If you're young and the tissue isn't too brittle, they can stitch it. Or if you have a parrot beak situation, they can snip off that hanging bit. That's what I'm going to ask about.

The best advice I got on helping with the healing is to avoid any kind of twisting action. Walk like a robot. Forward and back. That's it. Pick up your feet to grab something in the kitchen instead of twisting. That has helped me. But I can't imagine being a football player and dealing with this. I'll never feel real confident about doing any kind of twisting and planting off this knee.

football players deal with this all the time. It's as routine as any knee surgery ever gets, for pretty much anyone, but especially for guys who's job it is to kill each other on a regular basis.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Bickley said media, that is still media. Don't know what to tell you otherwise.

this is like saying president trump giving an interview to his White House spokesperson is talking to the media (or any President - not trying to be political here).

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

This was less than a month ago.

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Doesn't he always come across as a scatterbrained blithering idiot that talks 100 mph?
No calm, cool, knows what he's doing about him. Get as many cliches and talking points in as you can and people might think you know what you're talking about.
What a clown.

 

[gimpy]

This was less than a month ago.

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Well, I listened to only about half of that clip. I'm still waiting for him to answer just one of her questions. SMH

 

[cardpa]

I tore my meniscus 26 years while refereeing soccer and had surgery on it. Continued to ref after the surgery and coach years after that and twenty six years later still no problem with it. If Benson is still rehabbing months after surgery, you can bet there is something else wrong or they found something else while in there.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Don't get me started on how the VA calculates service percentages!

Yeah it's really dumb. You could have TWO MAJOR ISSUES and not be 100%. I'm (un)fortunate that I have a lot of issues, but none too major other than PTSD.

 

[some dumb guy]

Yeah it's really dumb. You could have TWO MAJOR ISSUES and not be 100%. I'm (un)fortunate that I have a lot of issues, but none too major other than PTSD.

I know this isn't Veterans Day but lately there's been a lot of talk about serving in the Military, issues with the VA, been there too. So, thank you everyone who served for the USA.