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Carson Wentz Had His ACL Surgery
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We’re officially on the road to recovery.
Carson Wentz had his ACL surgery today, according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen:
Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz underwent surgery to repair his ACL this morning by Dr. James Bradley, an orthopedic knee specialist who is based in Pittsburgh, per sources. No other details yet.
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) December 13, 2017
Who is James Bradley? He’s the Steelers’ team doctor. The Eagles’ franchise quarterback was operated on by the Steelers’ team doctor.
You probably expected the surgery to be done by Dr. James Andrews, who has patched up seemingly every injured athlete and is usually the de facto guy for these types of high-profile surgeries.
I have no clue what goes into that medical decision making process, but I am surprised that the surgery took place this quickly. This type of operating can’t begin until the swelling goes down, and usually that takes longer than 72 hours, but in this case I guess they were good to go. I’m no doctor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
So write down December 13th, 2017 somewhere, because this is the beginning of the Carson Wentz recovery time frame.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com