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Terrell Suggs tore his left achilles back in 2012 and had double digit sacks the next two seasons. He tore his right achilles in 2015 and had 8 sacks last year.
So, it's something you can come back from, but I'm not sure how it'll affect his quick twitch. Jesus...Yeah Suggs was/as a beast...Ditto for Steve Smith as mentioned, so there are more success stories than I originally thought.
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If he's there at 52 you'd have to really consider it....if he falls to our 3rd round pick, run up and turn the card in...
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I think that's where moving back from 12, and possibly picking up an extra 2 or 3 comes into play.
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I definitely wouldn't take him off my draft board because of this. Late round pick at best if this is true. I would let someone else pick him up and take a chance on him. Once the Achilies is torn or ruptured, it's game over... especially for a CB. My friend played in the NFL for several years and when he ruptured his Achilles, it ruined his first step and career. After he recovered, he played for 3 more years but... he said he was never the same after that and was probably 25% less effective. I can live with a DL or LB being a bit slower with their first step, not a DB. DB is way too reactive and requires a ton of fast twitch explosion.
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A lot depends where the Tear/Rupture is.
The higher it is on the leg the better. Also there is a pretty high pct. of athletes tearing the other Achilles Tendon after recovery...I guess cause of all the stress put on it during Rehab???
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