Foster Dislocates Ankle

[GoColts8818]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7056845/eric-foster-indianapolis-colts-hospitalized-gruesome-leg-injury

If someone wants to merg this was the Foster thread that's fine I just thought it would be helpful to have a thread saying what happened to him.

Caldwell said he'll have surgery on the ankle so I would expect him IRed tomorrow and Mathews brought back.

[Malakai432]

Hopefully he will recover and be able to play (next year).)- I was hoping there wasn't anything career ending because that looked horribly gruesome, but when I saw him being carted off the field fist pumping and waving I felt much better for him.

[ruksak]

Anyone that saw Theisman go down was probably doing what I was doing, hoping this wasn't a catastrophic career ending injury. Glad to hear it wasn't a compound fracture.

[chrisfarley]

it looked like it could be compound at first. channel eight had a mic on the play and it sounds like bones crunching and breaking and one of the Bucs said it sounded like a dog getting ran over by a car by the crunching sounds.

[chrisfarley]

Here is the VIDEO, if you are squeamish, don't watch. Looks bad.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a4a_1317695627

[IndyLady]

Anyone that saw Theisman go down was probably doing what I was doing,....

I would still close my eyes! His leg from the knee to the foot was broken in half.

[COLT in J-ville]

It looked horrific.. I hope he doesn't have to retire, but he might have to.. He's one of my favorite players, and has always flown under the radar while still being a very good player for the Colts for a long time now.

[oldunclemark]

When the other players start crying..you know its bad...

I thought it was great that he waved at everybody to cheer them even though he knew his season is over...

[ruksak]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpa0vGxl5wA

For those whom may have missed it.

I'm no doctor, but the ligament damage would seem to be extraordinary.

[IndyD4U]

I have a question. Foster had surgery at a local hospital, correct? How does that work? If I was an NFL caliber player and needed surgery I wouldn't want the Ortho surgeon working the night shift at the local hospital doing it. I'm not taking anything away from the facility or surgeon where he had his surgery, but I would think there would be better options/better surgeons elsewhere in the country.

[IndyLady]

I have a question. Foster had surgery at a local hospital, correct? How does that work? If I was an NFL caliber player and needed surgery I wouldn't want the Ortho surgeon working the night shift at the local hospital doing it. I'm not taking anything away from the facility or surgeon where he had his surgery, but I would think there would be better options/better surgeons elsewhere in the country.

They have good drugs there!

Kidding aside, they can call in a surgeon,

[GatorColts]

Hope he has a speedy recovery and can come back and play. I like Foster a lot.