Todd Gurley followed standard protocol after having his ACL repaired a few months ago, but I’m sure this move will still draw red flags.
After having your ACL repaired — it’s normal to not want doctors pulling, prodding or twisting away at the knee. Gurley — the former Georgia All American running back — is catching flak for not allowing doctors at the NFL Combine to examine his knee.
I was told by one GM and one HC that Georgia RB Todd Gurley refused to let combine doctors examine his surgically repaired knee Thursday…
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) February 20, 2015
“I was told by one GM and one HC that Georgia RB Todd Gurley refused to let combine doctors examine his surgically repaired knee Thursday,” Silver reports. “I am told that it is highly unusual, if not unprecedented, for a player not to allow doctors to examine him at combine, as Gurley did. It is likely that Gurley will be asked to return closer to the draft for a medical ‘recheck’ and will be examined at that time.”
Dallas Cowboys reporter Bryan Broadus clarified the mixup.
Being told about Gurley. It is common not to pull or twist on a knee that was repaired 3 months ago. Teams understand this and are okay.
— Bryan Broaddus (@BryanBroaddus) February 20, 2015
Gurley will be rechecked in April but everyone is comfortable with what they have learned to this point.
— Bryan Broaddus (@BryanBroaddus) February 20, 2015