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| Brett Favre Taking Injections in Bothersome Left Ankle |
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by Bruce Ciskie
Aug. 30, 2010
The Minnesota Vikings didn't do a great job protecting quarterback Brett Favre in Saturday's preseason game against Seattle. Favre was hit a couple times, fumbling once (one fumble was recovered by the Vikings but negated by a penalty). He didn't look terribly mobile, struggling to get any kind of forward motion, and failing to make any effort at all to tackle Earl Thomas on his interception return for a touchdown (the pick was hardly Brett's fault).
After the game, Favre was said to be moving slowly in the Vikings' press room, the result of pain in his surgically repaired left ankle.
It turns out that it's a problem that Favre will have to deal with all season.
Favre told Sports Illustrated's Peter King that he got an injection into that ankle after Saturday's win over Seattle. Favre called it "like a grease fitting," and said all he can do is try to manage the pain. When he went back to see Dr. James Andrews before making his decision to play in 2010, Favre told King a new "significant" bone spur was discovered in the ankle. Favre said it wasn't a surprise that the spur was there, but it was a surprise it developed so quickly after the May 22 surgery.
Because of Favre's well-documented Vicodin addiction in the mid-1990s, it doesn't sound like he'll take anything stronger than Motrin to manage the pain, and Favre told King he doesn't know if he can last the season.
"I know everyone thinks the New Orleans game [the NFC Championship Game] killed me, but it was bad before then. Now we'll see if I can make it. My mind's telling me one thing, but my body's telling me something else." Favre's detractors may point out that he's simply lining up excuses if the season doesn't go well. Reality is that his 41st birthday is approaching, and no one should be surprised if this season isn't quite as magical as last.
Favre told the media Saturday he felt he could use more playing time in the preseason, but head coach Brad Childress hasn't yet said how much his starters will play Thursday against Denver. |
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