Akers is a lot younger than Lawson though.
Akers = 22 years old.
Lawson = 26 years old.
Those 4 years are a bigger difference than one would think because as an FSU fan I don't remember Cam Akers ever getting injured or seriously hurt. He played all 3 years for us.
However Carl Lawson? Sheesh.
1.) He missed his NCAA Sophomore year @ Auburn in 2014 due to a torn ACL.
2.) In 2018 as a 2nd year player @ Cincinnati, he suffered a season-ending injury because of (another) torn ACL.
3.) During the offseason of 2021, he suffered another season ending injury; but this time a ruptured Achilles’ tendon in his left leg.
2 torn ACLs and 1 Achilles injury before the age of 27? That is nuts.
I'm with gmf on this one. Rest and rehab him. Don't rush him back too early.
Because he's 1 serious injury away from probably never playing again (and we've yet to see how he'll even recover from this one).
a.) Although Lawson will reach the age faster than Akers where injuries will take longer to heal, he hasn't reached that age yet.
b.) it isn't his age that brought Akers back faster, it was the limitations to the swelling surrounding the repair.
** the lower the amount of swelling, the more rapidly the body's internal healing process can start to take place.
c.) let him return at his own pace...
as much as we hear the term 110%, there is only 100%. if the tendon is 100%, then further rest means less time to work the surrounding muscles to take pressure off of the tendon.
** post swelling and stitch healing, full bore ahead...get the muscles ready to support the body, and get the tendon as flexible as possible as soon as possible.
Lastly, these surgeons, and their surgery success rate with new methodologies, are making what was once a Gold Standard antiquated over night.
Ex., Billy Sims was forced to retire...to...Bernard King needing two years...to...most players coming back from an ACL in an offseason.
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