Stewart's foot injury lingers into OTA's

[Nick_81]

Joe Person ‏@josephperson  4m4 minutes ago

Panthers RB Jonathan Stewart still dealing w/ pain from Super Bowl foot injury. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article82267602.html …

 

 

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“That foot just kind of lingered after he got bent over backwards in the Super Bowl,” Rivera said. “When he showed up it was still sore a little bit. When he started to run he said he could still feel it a little bit.”

It’s the same foot Stewart sprained late last season, causing him to miss the final three regular-season games.

Rivera said the Panthers are being cautious with Stewart, who ran for 989 yards and six touchdowns in 13 games in 2015. Stewart, 29, participated in positional drills Tuesday, but did not appear to be involved in the team portion of practice.

“Lately he said he’s been feeling really good, so (Tuesday) he got a good dose of it,” Rivera said. “We’re really trying to be smart with that and I wouldn’t say it’s 100 percent, but it’s almost there.”
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A good "ugh" gif would be appropriate after reading this.

[cookinwithgas]

I felt I was bent over backwards during that Super Bowl.

[PhillyB]

that was only four months ago, for some perspective. he's got another three to go before it really matters.

[Nick_81]

Unless he completely tore some ligaments in that foot, four months is a pretty long time to still be painful like that.  I'm just hoping we don't get surprise news that he needs some kind of surgery to repair something.

[X-Clown on 1]

Jonathan Stewart: ankle/foot injury = Status Quo

[Bartin]

10 minutes ago, PhillyB said:

that was only four months ago, for some perspective. he's got another three to go before it really matters.

If it was anyone else then, yeah, no big deal, but Stew has had a history of lingering foot issues. I really don't like this news.

[LinvilleGorge]

12 minutes ago, X-Clown on 1 said:

Jonathan Stewart: ankle/foot injury = Status Quo

This. It sucks, but last season may ha e been a fluke. He's had consistent foot/ankle issues dating all the way back to his college days. 

[Nick_81]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

This. It sucks, but last season may ha e been a fluke. He's had consistent foot/ankle issues dating all the way back to his college days. 

If I'm not mistaken, you can find reports of ankle issues going back to high school.

[cookinwithgas]

He also has a history of being a great RB for us despite these issues and shows up to play.

[Nick_81]

1 minute ago, cookinwithgas said:

He also has a history of being a great RB for us despite these issues and shows up to play.

His heart isn't the issue.  Nobody can really argue that he's not a beast, when he's on the field.  3 full seasons, out of 8, doesn't mesh well with that assessment though.  That's what makes this news very concerning, for me at least.

[cookinwithgas]

It's always a concern but every year we seem to keep him out of all kinds of off season and training camp practices due to nagging injuries. I'm not going to worry until there's something to worry about. 

[SIGCHI222]

Stewart might need to see a specialist.

[the butch]

Interesting if this has legs . . . but I think it is the team simply being really conservative.  If anything, CAP has a chance to really prove himself while Stew is watching the practice fields from his balcony.

[The Huddler]

Not worried

 

even if stew never plays another down i have the utmost confidence in Brandon Wegher