birdz4i Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Falcons wide receiver Roddy White is entering his 11th NFL season, and that requires some maintenance.Whether it’s an issue going forward remains to be seen.White told Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com that he had his left knee drained prior to minicamp, but he wasn’t worried about it affecting him this season. He had the same procedure done last year in minicamp and missed two days of practice, but otherwise wasn’t bothered by it.“It’s not a concern to me because it’s just like a little irritation,” White said. “My cartilage in my knee is not smooth. It’s kind of rippled. You can elect to have surgery, but I just decided not to because I’m not a surgery guy. I just don’t want to do it.“They gave me the option two years ago to have surgery. They said they would have to slice off the top of my cartilage, and I was like, ‘I don’t want to do that.’ I don’t want them to keep shaving my cartilage off until there’s no more cartilage. Then you start to get arthritis.”He said getting the knee drained again during the season was a possibility. Neither of the two games he missed last year was because of the knee problem.“If I get my knee drained on a Monday, I can practice on Wednesday,” White said. “It’s not an issue where I’m going to miss a game, because it’s such a small issue. I’m not worried about it — not at all.”Perhaps not, but as players age, the recovery times for any procedures get longer. And the 33-year-old wideout needs to be well and on his game, as the Falcons have many other unknowns on the roster they should be worrying about a whole lot more.http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/30/roddy-white-downplays-knee-issue-says-hes-ready-to-roll/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysnill1 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 my 63 year old uncle had a knee scope earlier this summer and 4 days later on the 4th of July was doing the whip and Nae Nae with all our little cousins. Roddy should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff_Man Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 In other news: Roddy reads the boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino11 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 my 63 year old uncle had a knee scope earlier this summer and 4 days later on the 4th of July was doing the whip and Nae Nae with all our little cousins. Roddy should be fineUnc got the juice like that? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMikey Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Good for Roddy. I'd much rather he miss a game or two rather than have no cartilage in his knees and have to ride in a wheelchair to accept his ROH induction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysnill1 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Unc got the juice like that? Lolhe married to a 47 year old lady so I guess so lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlantaFanatic Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I'm not mad at Roddy for being a little dinged up. This game must be unbelievable brutal physically and to do it as long as he has, you can't expect the dude to be in perfect health.As long as he can still contribute at a high level, i'm good with Roddy. Not like he has to be our feature guy anymore anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbabygrady Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 where's the thread asking god to lay his hand on Roddy's knee? It worked for John Abraham's groin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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