49ers select De'Zhaun Stribling-WR-Ole Miss with the 33rd pick in the 2026 NFL Draft

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
Even if we let him rest and heal it back up, when he comes back if it still bothers him and causes pain he will then need the surgery.

Might as well amputate now and get it over with, amirite?

Originally posted by captveg:

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
Even if we let him rest and heal it back up, when he comes back if it still bothers him and causes pain he will then need the surgery.

Might as well amputate now and get it over with, amirite?

No, its just going to be like Ricky with our luck.....

Originally posted by captveg:
Except in the case of Pearsall every medical expert has stated you don't pursue surgery until trying to recover via rest/therapy for 6+ months with that injury. So it's not comparable.

It's a fine line between guys toughing out what appears to be minor injuries and preventing them from going back in. How many minor ankle sprains have guys returned to games with over the years and end up doing fine? Hundreds? Thousands?

All I know is we're a long way away from amputating fingertips to allow someone to go back in to a game.

Agree - its tough to say whether or not the medical staff is at fault. This injury bug has been with the 49ers since 2017. I dont buy the argument that its totally random, but I also dont totally buy that its all the medical staffs fault.

Great players stay in great shape year round. Roger Craig, Rice, Lott, had great conditioning and relatively injury free career (rice had that knee one year) and same with CMC and Trent and so - in a sense - its also on the players to have great conditioning habits.

Having said all that. I still sacrifice newly born spaghetti to the pastafarian sky gods of injury, for good luck.

Originally posted by 49ersRing:

Re: De'Zhaun Stribling for #49ers fans. Isolated deltoid ligament injuries are quite rare. Most injuries occur when there is an ankle fracture. Many of these injuries can respond to rehab (even grade 3 injuries). As pain and swelling go down, the ankle can be introduced to…

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