Last Sunday was a day that the Saints will want to forget. They lost against the Carolina Panthers 30-7 and they also lost one of their key players due to a knee injury, the runner back Reggie Bush.
Apparently he made an extra effort with his knee while he was running on a punt return through the middle of Carolina’s field. He torn his meniscus on his left knee and the only way to repair it is through arthroscopic surgery to which he was submitted on Monday. The surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama.
The team doesn’t know yet for how much time exactly he is going to be sidelined since it depends on how the knee heals and how he responds to the treatment, but possibly it will take between two to four weeks. He also had some damage in his cartilage, which is known to be a problem that can take out a player for a very long time since it has happened before to other players, and this is why they can’t be sure of how much time it will take Bush to heal.
Coach Sean Payton has expressed how worried they are because of this injury; he explained that Bush has been a key in the offensive part of the team and that they are all trying to be supportive with him. "From a timing standpoint, it falls with this game and then a bye weekend, so there is a little bit of time there for him as it pertains to his recovery," Payton said.
The team will fly to London this week, where they are supposed to have a game against the San Diego Chargers in the Wembley Stadium. Hopefully they will have a good result with some changes that coach Payton will do to substitute Bush.
The knee has been bothering Reggie for quiet some time now. Last season he missed the last four games because of a knee injury as well. Before he had his meniscus torn, his knee had been swollen but he said he didn’t feel any pain. But with the bad movement he did on the Carolina game the problem got complicated.
Bush started his professional career with the University of Southern California in 2003. Then in the draft for the 2006 season he was selected by the New Orleans Saints as the number two overall pick in the draft. Since his selection by the New Orleans Saints, he was received with a plenty of excitement by the team’s fans. He also signed up advertising contracts with very important companies such as Pepsi, General Motors and Adidas, among others.
His care for the city that gave him such a warm welcome caused him to get very shocked when the hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the devastation that it left in the old city. Therefore, he donated money to repair the community in the most affected zones.
Bush has had a very good record this season so far, which he is willing to maintain when he recovers. In the last game he played, he entered with an NFL’s 41 best receptions. On his overall record this season he has an average of 294 rushing yards, 366 receiving yards, 285 punt return yards and 8 touch downs.
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