Sonofanump;1360916 wrote:I just read that J Jones (DE Ala) has a spine condition?
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8448679/georgia-bulldogs-lb-jarvis-jones-long-journey-back-field-espn-magazine
After eight promising games as a true freshman linebacker for USC, Jones was sidelined indefinitely with a neck injury, barred from putting on his pads or helmet. "It was," he says, "depressing."
The injury occurred against Oregon on Halloween in 2009. By all accounts, it was a routine hit, but after staying on the turf for a few seconds, he was removed from the game. Within days, he found himself in the hospital, where a specialist told him he had a "mild" case of spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal column. "I've seen this over and over again," Jones remembers the doctor saying. "If you play the game long enough, things like this will happen."
The doctor told Jones he would be fine and he could play again. But the Trojans' team doctors thought the injury was much more serious and refused to clear him for contact; they eventually recommended that Jones retire from football.
Since then he transferred back east and has been fine. Still somewhat concerning though.
