Norwood32 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=3315602/24/08 - An NFL team doctor told NFLDraftScout.com that there are serious concerns over the lingering effects of a 2006 stress fracture in the right tibia of Louisiana State's highly-rated defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey. Dorsey, generally considered a top five prospect in the NFL Draft, underwent a physical Saturday at the Scouting Combine, and was subsequently sent to the hospital for additional tests. Dorsey elected not to work out at the Combine, explaining he stopped preparing for the Combine because of the death of his grandmother. However, there are still issues with the tibia that has raised red flags among NFL teams. The team doctor told NFLDraftScout.com the stress fracture is in an area of the tibia that is difficult to heal. Dorsey played most of the 2006 season at LSU with the injury, and took painkillers before every game. He wore a bone stimulator for up to 18 hours per day until he was cleared to practice in the spring of 2007. Before that, Dorsey considered entering the 2007 NFL Draft, but told ESPN college football reporter Joe Schad, "I have a few injuries that I believe would have hindered me in the draft. I have a leg injury that I really want to get healed up, so I'm coming back so we have a chance to win the SEC and maybe even a national championship." LSU did win the national championship, while Dorsey played the season with several injuries. He was limited in preseason drills because of a sore hamstring, then suffered a sprained right knee against Auburn on Oct. 20, and missed most of the second half of that game. - Howard Balzer, Senior Writer, NFLDraftScout.comDoes this mean that we are more likely to take Ellis, if both of them are there at #3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott24falcs Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I wish he was 100%. This raises a difficult decision for us over whether to take Dorsey or Ellis (assuming we're going the DT route). Come draft day, if there are still substantial concerns over the lingering affects of the injury, I take Sedrick Ellis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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