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VideoEvery Injured Player Is 'Ahead of Schedule' Right Now (Don't Believe It)Captured August 1, 2026
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Video: Every Injured Player Is 'Ahead of Schedule' Right Now (Don't Believe It)
I'm still burned from Tony Pard, right? He gets the uh tightroppe procedure... Tony Pard finally gone explosive playmaker and then all the stuff where he was winning on efficiency and long breakaway runs it got completely zapped.
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Tightrope procedure in week 17 zapped efficiency; cautionary precedent for ankle injury recovery.

Underwent tightrope procedure (syndesmotic ankle repair) in week 17/playoffs (late-season timing). Despite pre-injury elite efficiency and long breakaway run production, post-surgery performance was significantly diminished; efficiency gains were 'completely zapped.' Ron Stewart expresses lingering skepticism about similar ankle injury recovery timelines based on Pollard's experience, suggesting that tightrope procedures carry real long-term effectiveness risks that early-season optimism may not account for.

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