Did Hogan make the trip??

[therealmjl]

Haven't heard anything...anxious to see this guy play...whether it be special teams, db, or even as a returner..

Anyone have any updates?

[jtnc]

He made the trip, but probably won't play. He is experiencing swelling in his surgically repaired knee.

[rayzor]

they don't even need to play around with that. hopefully the last couple games of the season he'll be healthy enough to play some and we can see if we have enough in him to warrant not pursuing a CB in the draft or at least not being forced to.

hopefully between gamble, capt, butler, and hogan we will have a strong enough group and hopefully we bring in a solid vet DT, edwards gets healthy, and mcclain/fua grow in the offseason enough to put better pressure on the QB to help make our CBs and secondary better.

[2jakefansinva]

Haven't heard anything...anxious to see this guy play...whether it be special teams, db, or even as a returner..

Anyone have any updates?

myself included.....

[panthers34]

is he even going to play this year

[usmcpanthers]

What doctors do our players go too? Almost every player of ours has a complication after surgery?

[Jackofalltrades]

Swelling in a surgically repaired joint is hardly considered a complication, it's more like the norm. Anyway, they see a variety of surgeons- Hogab had his surgery before he was drafted.

[jtnc]

What doctors do our players go too? Almost every player of ours has a complication after surgery?

Actually Hogan was in College when he suffered the injury and under their medical staff and insurance, therefore this is not at fault on the Charlotte doctors.

[Ruff]

The lockout also effected his recovery. Being able to train with our doctors during the off-season would definitely have helped with his recovery, but, sitting at home and waiting, that definitely didn't do anything for him.

[jtnc]

Swelling in a surgically repaired joint is hardly considered a complication, it's more like the norm. Anyway, they see a variety of surgeons- Hogab had his surgery before he was drafted.

I would think so, especially with him practicing and that knee getting used to jolts etc the knee probably has to get into football shape. I know one of my friends when he was in high school played basketball and had to have acl reconstructive surgery and would swell up after games. Doctor recommended he did swimming rehabilitation to strengthen his knee.

[DawgzLife]

I'm a therapist & it really does take about a year for an ACL repair to fully heal to the point where it is both as safe as possible & function has retruned to the point of taking the risk. That is with very good cohesive rehab. None of us know exactly how Hogan's rehab went, but I think I read he went to TX to rehab the injury. I think he got injured in December of 2010, right before the bowl game.

I'm glad they are bringing him back slowly, but swelling can be a problem, since it changes the joint space & adhesions can also put at risk for re-injury.