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Gettleman Knee Replacement Surgery

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This was buried in Bill Voth's minicamp day 1 "Rapid Reactions" write up.  Apologies if this news had already been posted.  If so, I'd missed it.

http://blackandbluereview.com/rapid-reactions-panthers-first-rookie-minicamp-practice/

 

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Dave Gettleman rarely misses an entire practice, but the Panthers' general manager had a good excuse to sit this one out. Gettleman had knee replacement surgery earlier this week. It went well, but now he has some recovery time before he can get back out to his on-field office.

 

 

Wishing Dave a speedy & full recovery.

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2 hours ago, KSpan said:

Word is that his original knee was refusing to wear shorts while demanding to not have to move on Tuesdays, so Gettleman cut it and went with the rookie. Gotta make the tough decisions.

Pssh, the only time his knees ever see shorts is when he's putting em on and taking em off. 

Was probably a cap casualty. 

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5 hours ago, thebigcat said:

I hope he drops some weight in all honesty, that is likely what is wearing out his joints

I agree. I didn't want to sound like a Debbie Downer, but he needs to drop some weight. I want him around 10-15 more years

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7 hours ago, thebigcat said:

I hope he drops some weight in all honesty, that is likely what is wearing out his joints

It absolutely is. A lot of doctors won't even do a knee replacement until you loose weight. A lot of knee replacements turn into gastric bypasses, and then magically the knee no longer needs replaced.

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1 hour ago, frash.exe said:

WHY DID HE WAIT THIS LONG INTO THE OFFSEASON?! CAMP STARTS IN TWO MONTHS!

Well.... it could have been a VERY VERY interesting draft had Gettleman been pumped full of antibiotics and pain killers...

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