Saints punter Thomas Morstead to have surgery following Pro Bowl

WhoDat!656 · 01-27-2013, 10:53 PM

According to NFL on FOX sideline reporter and WVUE Sports anchor Jennifer Hale, New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead will be headed under the knife following the Pro Bowl.

According to Hale, Morstead has actually had issues since college with calcium deposits in the patellar tendon in his left knee. Apparently he has been playing with some slight pain during the regular season and was gutting it out until the offseason.

Saints fans can breathe a sigh of relief since Hale also reported that the team knew about this already and that Morstead should be booming punts by the the time organized team activities come around.

This is following close behind Saints tight end Jimmy Graham’s recent surgery on his wrist after revealing that he had been playing through pain as well. Graham lead the NFL in dropped passes this season likely due in some part to the injury with 14.

Saints punter Thomas Morstead to have surgery following Pro Bowl

Crusader · 01-28-2013, 01:28 AM

Never a good thing when you need surgery but it sounds like he'll be ok.

bobdog86 · 01-28-2013, 01:39 AM

He ran down that dude after the muffed FG in the Pro Bowl today, shouldn't be that bad. Fingers crossed

SloMotion · 01-28-2013, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by bobdog86

He ran down that dude after the muffed FG in the Pro Bowl today, shouldn't be that bad. Fingers crossed

, I tuned in for about 5 seconds while surfing channels and I saw #6 running down the field to make a tackle ... didn't even know if it was a punt or a FG attempt. I thought to myself, "Man, there he goes again, toughest kicker in the NFL".

Glad the surgery isn't related to the ProBowl. When I saw the headline, I thought maybe he'd dislocated a shoulder or something during the game.

Crusader · 01-28-2013, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

Glad the surgery isn't related to the ProBowl. When I saw the headline, I thought maybe he'd dislocated a shoulder or something during the game.

In a way that would have been better. He makes his money with his legs.

SloMotion · 01-28-2013, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by Crusader

In a way that would have been better. He makes his money with his legs.

Yeah, but then we'd be having the discussion on him injuring himself in a game that means nothing, doing something he normally doesn't do ... except he did make a couple good tackles with the Saints towards the end of the season,

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hagan714 · 01-28-2013, 10:15 AM

he should be fine. i was thinking much worse when i opened this post

Rugby Saint II · 01-28-2013, 12:10 PM

Morestead just can't help himself. He just has to make the play. Awesome.

Mardigras9 · 01-28-2013, 12:28 PM

Morestud is a tough cookie. He probably won't even be sedated for surgery, lol.

01-27-2013, 10:53 PM	#1
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,062	Saints punter Thomas Morstead to have surgery following Pro Bowl According to NFL on FOX sideline reporter and WVUE Sports anchor Jennifer Hale, New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead will be headed under the knife following the Pro Bowl. According to Hale, Morstead has actually had issues since college with calcium deposits in the patellar tendon in his left knee. Apparently he has been playing with some slight pain during the regular season and was gutting it out until the offseason. Saints fans can breathe a sigh of relief since Hale also reported that the team knew about this already and that Morstead should be booming punts by the the time organized team activities come around. This is following close behind Saints tight end Jimmy Graham’s recent surgery on his wrist after revealing that he had been playing through pain as well. Graham lead the NFL in dropped passes this season likely due in some part to the injury with 14. Saints punter Thomas Morstead to have surgery following Pro Bowl
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01-28-2013, 01:28 AM	#2
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,025	Re: Saints punter Thomas Morstead to have surgery following Pro Bowl Never a good thing when you need surgery but it sounds like he'll be ok.

01-28-2013, 01:39 AM	#3
bobdog86 Site Donor Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,414	Re: Saints punter Thomas Morstead to have surgery following Pro Bowl He ran down that dude after the muffed FG in the Pro Bowl today, shouldn't be that bad. Fingers crossed

01-28-2013, 06:24 AM	#4
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: Saints punter Thomas Morstead to have surgery following Pro Bowl Originally Posted by bobdog86 He ran down that dude after the muffed FG in the Pro Bowl today, shouldn't be that bad. Fingers crossed , I tuned in for about 5 seconds while surfing channels and I saw #6 running down the field to make a tackle ... didn't even know if it was a punt or a FG attempt. I thought to myself, "Man, there he goes again, toughest kicker in the NFL". Glad the surgery isn't related to the ProBowl. When I saw the headline, I thought maybe he'd dislocated a shoulder or something during the game. Rugby Saint II likes this.

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Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,025	Re: Saints punter Thomas Morstead to have surgery following Pro Bowl Originally Posted by SloMotion Glad the surgery isn't related to the ProBowl. When I saw the headline, I thought maybe he'd dislocated a shoulder or something during the game. In a way that would have been better. He makes his money with his legs.

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SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: Saints punter Thomas Morstead to have surgery following Pro Bowl Originally Posted by Crusader In a way that would have been better. He makes his money with his legs. Yeah, but then we'd be having the discussion on him injuring himself in a game that means nothing, doing something he normally doesn't do ... except he did make a couple good tackles with the Saints towards the end of the season, . Crusader and hagan714 like this.

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hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Saints punter Thomas Morstead to have surgery following Pro Bowl he should be fine. i was thinking much worse when i opened this post

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Mardigras9 Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Land Mass between LA and AL Posts: 4,375	Re: Saints punter Thomas Morstead to have surgery following Pro Bowl Morestud is a tough cookie. He probably won't even be sedated for surgery, lol. SloMotion likes this.

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