Link: Bama signee Dalvin Tomlinson 'significantly' injures knee playing soccer

RTR91

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Hate to hear. Hope he has a speedy recovery.

I knew he wrestled but didn't realize he played soccer. I wonder what position. Would not want to see that big boy coming towards me while dribbling the soccer ball down the field.
 

brutetough

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Hope he recovers soon. He's toughness is never a question. However, the timing of the injury seems to be putting a red shirt on him already.
 

BigEasyTider

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Apparently it's just a given that several of our incoming recruits will be recovering from blown out knees. Pagan, Faciane, Kelly, and now Tomlinson. Can't remember such a bad run of luck in that respect.

We'll see how this one works out. He was headed for a redshirt regardless -- due to depth, not lack of talent on his part -- so it doesn't necessarily hurt us short-term. A lot of it is just going to boil down to the severity of the injury. Your mileage may vary, but I tend to think a "significantly" injured knee involves at least a torn meniscus.
 

DurdenTider

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Definitely a redshirt for DT now. This will give him time to learn footwork, find his place on the UA roster so it's not entirely bad.... but it's not good.
 

BigEasyTider

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Again Pagan tore his ACL, MCL, and PCL among other stuff in his knee his senior year, but by fall camp he was already making a nmae for himself.
True, but Pagan went from a Jack linebacker to a combo end-tackle. Most guys don't have the frame or the versatility for that to be an option.
 

gumptider

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Saying a "significant knee injury" reminds me of the line from A Few Good Men where Tom Cruise says "grave danger" and Nicholson asks, "Is there any other kind?"
 

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