Steve Smith's Knee Held Him Out Sunday

by JasonB on Dec 12, 2011 2:00 PM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 20: Steve Smith #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates after he scored a 14-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on November 20, 2011 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

[Note by JasonB, 12/12/11 4:22 PM EST ] Eagles announced today that Steve Smith has been placed on IR and his done for the season.

When the Eagles announced that Steve Smith would be inactive for yesterday's game, I just assumed it was because he hasn't really been a productive or useful player this season. While that may be true, it is apparently not the reason he was held out. His knee swelled up on the flight to Miami and a subsequent MRI revealed a bone bruise.

It was the same knee that he had microfracture surgery on last December.

So it certainly seems that Smith is not 100%, which makes sense. This is a guy who was a really good WR with the Giants and still owns their single season receptions record. But here, he's been a shell of himself and has never seemed to get back up to speed. I doubt Steve Smith will be here next year, but hopefully for his career's sake he does heal up and return to being a productive player. By all accounts he is a good guy and you never want to see a good young player's career fizzle out like this because of injury.

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Thats a real shame.

He probably wont return to the game. Not many teams will take the risk on him now.

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by thePurpleLion on Dec 12, 2011 2:05 PM EST reply actions

Nah, I bet he’ll get a shot somewhere next year.

by groot on Dec 12, 2011 2:17 PM EST up reply actions

He will get a shot at Veterans Min.

No more 2 Million for sitting on the bench.

by Late for Dinner on Dec 12, 2011 4:08 PM EST up reply actions

Good thing we took a flyer on him instead of Tulloch

by DLawrence55 on Dec 12, 2011 2:20 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

I agree 100%

But I heard somewhere that Tulloch only ever had his sights on Detroit, because (like Babin) he was following a coach from TN.

by UnclaimedFright on Dec 13, 2011 2:03 PM EST up reply actions

He'll be healthy for us in the NFC Championship game, if Avant gets hurt

Oh boy, is this great!

by MayIhave10,000marblesplease? on Dec 12, 2011 2:31 PM EST reply actions

Whether he was playing at less than 100% or not, it does not excuse dropping balls, tipping catchable balls right to a defender and going down like a pussy a yard short of a 1st. It looks to me as if he just took the money and is content with not contributing at all.

by captain nodar on Dec 12, 2011 2:34 PM EST reply actions

I wish I could show up to my job, not contribute and still get paid.

by Shady25 on Dec 12, 2011 2:37 PM EST up reply actions

And get paid about $250,000 a week. Yeah, that’d be nice.

by groot on Dec 12, 2011 2:38 PM EST up reply actions

Hell yeah and at the same time get full benefits paid while I recover from knee surgery. Hit the market next year and find somebody else to pay me. Damn, Steve Smith is the man. I don’t know how the hell he pulled that off.

by Shady25 on Dec 12, 2011 2:41 PM EST up reply actions

he got lessons from Keith Van Horn

If Steve Smith (this particular Steve Smith, that is) played in the NBA, this situation would be all the more ridiculous

by DLawrence55 on Dec 12, 2011 2:46 PM EST up reply actions

Oh yeah Keith Van Horn was the king. At least we got something out of him though or was that the Nets who did?

by Shady25 on Dec 12, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions

Nets or maybe even Dallas

I think he came back just to be traded for his salary, then retired again.

by DLawrence55 on Dec 12, 2011 3:27 PM EST up reply actions

Is his salary guaranteed? That’s the only reason I can see why he’s still hanging around here. he never should have been signed in the first place. That’s the last position where we need extra depth. Could have used that money on a veteran LB.

by Shady25 on Dec 12, 2011 2:36 PM EST reply actions

We could have had 20 million left in cap room and not signed a linebacker. Reid just doesn’t think they’re worth anything.

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by KeepSwinging on Dec 12, 2011 2:50 PM EST up reply actions

So true. Andy Reid is always a year behind with personnel moves.

by Shady25 on Dec 12, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions

More like has his head up his ass.

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by uhrsker on Dec 12, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions

it made great headlines in August though.

I think the real question is what’s up with the Eagles medical staff, Smith’s year played out just like the Giants medical staff predicted.

by Late for Dinner on Dec 12, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions

exactly

I hope he is happy with the money as the posters above suggest, cause he’s jeapordized everything allowing this organization to convince him he was ready to play instead of waiting until the middle of the year and allowing him to fully heal….(now they’ll spit him out used and broken)

and before anyone here tries to bash me for my statement, I did give the Philly medical staff the benefit of the doubt when I wrote my article in September Does SS have wolverine DNA

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by Just J on Dec 12, 2011 9:27 PM EST up reply actions

I suspect

our medical staff is overrated. We don’t exactly have a great track record of recognizing injuries or rehabbing them.

by CSJones on Dec 13, 2011 1:00 AM EST up reply actions

MOney not an issue

Steve Smith’s signing prevented nothing.

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by JasonB on Dec 12, 2011 4:26 PM EST up reply actions

Adam Schefter
Eagles place WR Steve Smith on Injured Reserve (knee) and sign DT Cedric Thornton from the practice squad.

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by sports00fan00 on Dec 12, 2011 3:44 PM EST reply actions

money is an issue

our front office is so cheap always trying to snag up hurt talent at less than market value and it usually comes back to blow up in our faces. stacy andrews, steve smith are good examples of that.

that is salary cap money went spent sitting on PUP and the bench when it could have been spent on desean or getting new LBs or safeties.

by jsong83 on Dec 13, 2011 1:15 AM EST reply actions