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Big surprise, ESPN blew the doctor's statement out of proportion.

[quote]Bengals public relations released this statement late Thursday night from Dr. Lonnie Paulos, who operated on Carson Palmer

Come on...........if you don't recognize spin when you see it. . the Bengals are doing damage control. I HOPE Palmer will be ready next season. The guy is a stud. Lets just wait and see.

Bengals spin? It's the doctor, who is not affliated with the Bengals, that is refuting the story. The Bengals organization just put the story out.

UCF_AlumniLXA Wrote:Man, that is crazy, sports injuries are so freakish..... To me that hit seemed a lot less of an impact type hit compared to some others I've seen during games and guys get right up and keep playing.... You just never know.....I feel for him.... Hopefully he recovers.... It was nice to see Cinci doing well...

That is why low hits like that are so dangerous. It doesnt take much to shift the weight and make the knee twist the wrong way a little bit when you get hit low like that.

Just for clarification im not saying Kimo's hit was dirty.

BR,,,who pays the doc? I really am not trying to argue here, I just feel that the situation may be more serious than you. I am a Colts fan. If it were Manning I might look at it in a different light. Best of luck to Palmer.

I thought it was dirty.

Not specifically geared to destroy Carson's career...but the guy seemed to roll a bit far and in just the right direction to hit Carson. Maybe he thought he had a chance to disrupt a pass, not necessarily hurt Palmer...nevertheless low hits/clips are illegal for a reason. This is the reason!

rickheel Wrote:BR,,,who pays the doc? I really am not trying to argue here, I just feel that the situation may be more serious than you. I am a Colts fan. If it were Manning I might look at it in a different light. Best of luck to Palmer.

The guy has put out the story in multiple outlets that the original AP article was wrong. ESPN has now retracted their story as well, saying that it is in fact NOT career threatening.

Terpy Wrote:

UCF_AlumniLXA Wrote:Man, that is crazy, sports injuries are so freakish..... To me that hit seemed a lot less of an impact type hit compared to some others I've seen during games and guys get right up and keep playing.... You just never know.....I feel for him.... Hopefully he recovers.... It was nice to see Cinci doing well...

That is why low hits like that are so dangerous. It doesnt take much to shift the weight and make the knee twist the wrong way a little bit when you get hit low like that.

Just for clarification im not saying Kimo's hit was dirty.

Me to, I didn't think it was dirty..... Just to clarify...

You can look at it both ways and we won't know who was right until Palmer is ready to play or he just can't.

If he's down for his career this will be devastating to the sitting. First Kenyon Martin and now Carson Palmer, our $120 Million man. We can't catch a break. I pray to god that he gets back on the field for opening day of next year not just for the city but for him.

Not dirty!