Posted on 11 February 2011. Tags: Achilles Tendon, Achilles', Adversity, Ankle Injury, Broncos', Coach John, Demaryius, Demaryius Thomas, Denver Broncos, Draft Camp, Eight Months, Fantasy Analysis, Georgia Tech, Head Coach, Hip Surgery, John Fox, Least Three Months, No Doubt, Regular Season Games, ruptures, Ruptures Achilles, Setback, Six Games, tendon, Thomas, Unfortunate Situation
The Denver Broncos’ receiving corps took another big hit Thursday when Demaryius Thomas apparently ruptured his Achilles’ tendon. The team wouldn’t specify if the second-year player ruptured the tendon or partially tore it, but the Broncos tweeted Thursday night that Thomas’ recovery will take six to eight months, suggesting the former.
“I have no doubt that Demaryius will overcome this setback,” head coach John Fox said in a statement Thursday. “He’s proven he can handle adversity and will get through this. We look forward to getting Demaryius back on the field as soon as possible.”
This latest news continues a string of tough injury luck for the Georgia Tech product in his pro career. He broke a foot during a 2010 pre-draft camp and then aggravated the injury during the summer, causing him to miss the season-opening game. He missed the final six games of the season because of an ankle injury.
Thomas’ injury comes just four days after Eddie Royal underwent hip surgery, which will keep him out of action for at least three months. FANTASY ANALYSIS: Royal said he hopes to be 100 percent in time for May OTAs — if there are any — but some others estimate he will be out for up to six months. Thomas is at risk of missing regular-season games — if there are any. It’s just an unfortunate situation for a kid who was supposed to make quite splash last season. Now we’re not sure when that impact will truly materalize.
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Posted on 16 January 2011. Tags: Buck The System, Career Games, College Football, College Pad, Declarations, declares, draft, Draft Status, Fantasy Analysis, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Hasn, Jerrard, Message Boards, Nfl Draft, Nick Claytor, Radar, Rape, Tackles, Tarrant, Teammate, Tech's, Young Man, Young Men, Zone Coverage
What comes as a bit of a surprise, Georgia Tech safety Jerrard Tarrant has decided to skip his senior season and declared for the 2011 NFL Draft. Tarrant is a 6’1″, 205 pound prospect who is athletic and can make plays in zone coverage. He also can return kicks. Tarrant missed the entire 2008 season after being charged with rape, ultimately the charges were dropped and he was reinstated to the team. In 26 career games, he accumulated five interceptions, three forced fumbles, two passes defended and 113 tackles. In his career, he only started 18 games. Tarrant joins his teammate — offensive tackle Nick Claytor as Georgia Tech underclassmen — to declare for the draft. FANTASY ANALYSIS: This definitely comes as a surprise because Tarrant hasn’t done a lot in his 18 career starts. He’s not a bad player per se, he just wasn’t on the radar for possible early declarations. After reading a few Georgia Tech message boards, it appears Tarrant would’ve had to compete for his position and the coaching staff let the players know they should move on if they were only concerned about their draft status. Tarrant is far from a big prospect, but this does go to show a problem with college football. Many of these young men feel they can do things their way in college, pad their stats, buck the system and get drafted. Georgia Tech may have shown this young man the door, in essence.
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