Every week, there is a casualty list. Every week, there is a price to be paid for victory or defeat. Every week, even the very first, you see where some player you enjoy watching has gone down for the remainder of the season. Jacksonville tight end Damon Jones will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, yet another in a string of injuries that continue to plague the Jaguars. Injuries are part of the game, some say.
Football is a tough, hard-hitting sport.
People get hurt. But, as players get ever bigger, and also faster, there seem to be more injuries than ever. And more severe injuries. For a player to survive a 16-game season without missing at least one game because of injury requires an extraordinary level of physical conditioning, and an even more extraordinary amount of luck. A little frustrated and plenty banged up, Rob Johnson was back on his feet yesterday, saying the feeling and movement has returned to his lower left leg.