In the first quarter of Friday’s preseason game against the Lions, Julian Edelman, Tom Brady and the rest of the Patriots were in a hurry-up offense. For a few minutes, New England fans got a glimpse of NFL real-season football. And then, Edelman danced past three defenders, and one plant of his right leg changed everything.
Edelman planted his right foot and knee buckled. This is a very concerning mechanism for an ACL tear. #Patriots pic.twitter.com/rCah3b4mfj
— DocFlynn (@jessdeede) August 25, 2017
Best case
Worst case
Patriots suspect Julian Edelman tore his ACL, but do not definitely know, per source. MRI on Sunday to determine full extent of injury.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 26, 2017
Dr. Jessica Flynn is a sports medicine physician at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, MA. She writes about injuries in professional sports on her blog, DocFlynn.com. You can follow her on Twitter @jessdeede.