Saquon's ankle not broken

Hell still miss several weeks.

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#Giants star RB Saquon Barkley is believed to have suffered a low-ankle sprain, sources say, an injury that likely knocks him out next week. He’ll have more tests, but he’s best characterized as week-to-week. A fast healer, Barkley will work to miss only one week.

did not look like a high ankle sprain to me, but definitely a bad sprain.

matter to be honest, but glad it's not broken. I doubt he'll be here after next year regardless.

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Figured 4 weeks with severe ligament damage. We’ll see.

if the ankle rolled the other way. That’s a pretty typical rolled ankle. He shouldn’t miss more than a game.

can be a pain to recover from and can easily be aggravated. My guess is he will miss at least a couple weeks and be limited a bit even when he comes back.

That swelling is pretty normal for a bad ankle sprain for someone on their first go around.

It’s not a high ankle. If not broken (per reports) he’s looking at 1-3 games. Actually really good news

was when my 3 year old threw a fit and punched me while I was carrying him down a plastic play structure with crappy steps. I caught my ankle and tumbled, couldn't get up for nearly 5 minutes, and thought, "Damn, this is gonna hurt for a while." By the time I got to the doctor my entire foot was bruised. Never had anything like that before or since.

Shockingly, I was walking on it with barely a limp within 5 days.

First, in response to the swelling shown on tv:
Confirms significant lateral inversion ankle sprain.
Swelling is common when the shoe is removed.
First time ankle sprains cause more damage.
Not as bad as high ankle sprain but difficult to return given at least a grade 2 (of 3) sprain which means tearing of lateral ligaments.

Then a few minutes later:
Doubt fracture but certainly X-rays will be taken at stadium. Likely significant lateral inversion "basketball" type sprain. The fact that it seems to be first time on left ankle means more new tearing/damage. Likely to miss time and short term IR not off table.
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The swelling indicates a good amount of damage

It looked like DJ was severely concussed. It could be several weeks before we see him in the lineup. Not sure if DJ has a concussion history . Hope not.

..and my foot bent totally sideways like Saquan's did and swelled up just the same but I was only on crutches for a couple days and back to normal more or less by the end of the week. Hopefully he can do the same.

And being a low ankle sprain....

One, it can be taped...so its not of the question that he might play next week.

Seems like he averted a major injury

But he can't be missing games every single season. Ditto Jones.

he can't even get the out of the backfield across the line of scrimmage. Who gives a fuck about him. He will not be on the team next year.

They need him back 100% for next season. It's obvious they are not going anywhere this season.

can heal very quickly. Ice,meds and rest and a few days later it can be on the mend.

But everything I’ve seen on low ankle sprains is 1-2 weeks and it shouldn’t linger like even a mild high ankle sprain would. I’m guessing like everybody else but don’t think it’s nearly as bad as some think if it’s just the sprain.

It's an acute ankle sprain.
You won't know anything until Tuesday (at the very earliest). If anyone gives you a timetable now they are just guessing.

In comment 15407442 prdave73 said:

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They need him back 100% for next season. It's obvious they are not going anywhere this season.

Sorry, but this is a really dumb idea.

You don't shut down any player (especially one of your best players) with an ankle sprain when there are 12 games left in the season.