If you think the New England Patriots have been less than honest concerning Tom Brady’s foot injury before Super Bowl XLII, then maybe it’s time to look in the mirror in San Diego.
Or have you not heard?
Kicker Nate Kaeding played the final four weeks of the season with a fractured fibula in his left leg (an injury never told on the official NFL injury report), according to the Associated Press.
QB Philip Rivers played the AFC Championship game after having arthroscopic surgery for a torn knee ligament, which the team had reported as a sprained knee ligament.
RB LaDainian Tomlinson wasn’t even on the injury report before the AFC title game in New England, yet had to leave after four plays with a lingering knee injury.
The San Diego Union-Tribune, which acts as an apologist for the Chargers, has already said the Chargers followed procedure according to an NFL vice president.
This same paper also said "most" NFL teams would have reported the injuries in the same manner as the Chargers; which is an interesting conclusion in that no actual poll of NFL teams was taken.
Certainly, NFL teams fudge with their injury reports. The Oakland Raiders and New England have long been considered among the top culprits.
But have the Chargers joined that group with their less than up-front reporting of injuries before the New England game?
2 comments:
Maybe the Chargers weren't honest. Did they have to be, or does anyone else? This type of stuff seems to go on all the time.
Who holds these guys accountable for the misleading and false information the teams are giving out? At what price do you try to get a competitive edge by lying to and misleading the public, the fans of the Not Fakingit League? Who can you trust anymore? We point fingers at the Patriots for cheating but then we are less than honest.
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