Pitt safety Whitehead out 4-6 weeks after knee surgery
Pitt safety Jordan Whitehead had arthroscopic surgery on his left meniscus today and will miss the next four to six weeks of the Panthers’ summer conditioning.
The knee surgery is not expected to affect Whitehead’s availability for Pitt’s training camp, which begins in early August. The surgery was first reported by the Beaver County Times.
Whitehead led the Panthers with 109 tackles this season, the most in school history by a true freshman, and was named the ACC’s overall and defensive rookie of the year.
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Was equating it with several of my basketball players over the last 10 years. If they have to cut and slice, it’s 6 weeks. If they
Arthroscopy, it’s 3-5 weeks. Those that can tolerate the pain can get a head start. It’s mostly braking adhesions letting the swelling go down. The ulnar nerve is a bitch and causes most of the pain.
While the game was ongoing I was playing catch with a football beyond the outfield with my baseball spikes on. Remember the old long metal spikes? They caught in the turf and I tore everything in my left knee. Again, surgery was butchery back then.
UPitt… I am in awe of your recovery!
These kids don’t just sit ob a couch after the season ends…
Did you see where the Pitt baseball team had (5) five players taken in the 2016 MLB draft? Congrats to each of those young men…
Sticking with baseball – the ACC has four teams in the NCAA super regionals – BC (yes that’s right), Miami, Louisville and FL State.
