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Shipp dislocates ankle; out 8-12 weeks
By Darren Urban, Tribune
FLAGSTAFF - Marcel Shipp has dealt with setbacks before as a member of the Arizona Cardinals, but never like this.
The running back dislocated his left ankle during Friday night’s intrasquad scrimmage, a gruesome injury that left Shipp in tears as he was carted off the field.
The early estimation was that Shipp will be out 8-to-12 weeks. His bones did not break the skin, so coach Dennis Green said he didn’t think Shipp would need surgery.
Green also said he didn’t think Shipp would have to go on injured reserve, a move that would end Shipp’s season.
Still, it cast a pall around the team’s first game action.
"You’re talking about a person’s career, a person’s life," said fellow running back Emmitt Smith, who also looked near tears. "Even when I was named a starter . . . the kid is like a brother to me. Watching him go down is like watching my brother go down. It hurts him and it definitely hurts me."
Shipp was the starter until the final day of offseason workouts in June, when Green shocked everyone by promoting Smith. It was the second time Shipp lost his starting role to Smith. Yet Shipp was still expected to play a significant role in the offense.
On the play he was injured, Shipp carried the ball off tackle during the sixth series of an eight-series scrimmage. He appeared to get his leg pinned and could not get out from under reserve linebacker Rodney Thomas. Shipp screamed in pain as players tried to untangle the pile. Doctors came on to pop the ankle back into place and to put on an air cast.
Quarterback Josh McCown, in the scrimmage when the injury happened, said he addressed his teammates in the first huddle after Shipp came out because "emotions are flying."
"I said, ‘Be thankful for the opportunity you have right now and the health you have, because you never know when it can be your last play for a while,’ " McCown said.
Green, who did not want to hold a scrimmage but did so because the Cardinals have made it an annual event, admitted such an injury was why he really didn’t want to have the scrimmage.
But, Green added, "It can happen at any time during practice. (Miami receiver) David Boston tears his patella running untouched (Friday). It’s the nature of football."
McCown said the message Green delivered to the team afterward was basically, "The show must go on."
The Cardinals do have two other backup tailbacks with some experience. Green likes Josh Scobey, and Damien Anderson has had some solid moments. Undrafted free agent Larry Croom also was impressive in the scrimmage.
If Shipp is out only two months, he would miss only four regular-season games.
"I have been on the football field a long time and I have seen a lot of things happen, but not to too many people I am close to," Smith said. "This is tough."
http://www.aztrib.com/index.php?sty=26004
By Darren Urban, Tribune
FLAGSTAFF - Marcel Shipp has dealt with setbacks before as a member of the Arizona Cardinals, but never like this.
The running back dislocated his left ankle during Friday night’s intrasquad scrimmage, a gruesome injury that left Shipp in tears as he was carted off the field.
The early estimation was that Shipp will be out 8-to-12 weeks. His bones did not break the skin, so coach Dennis Green said he didn’t think Shipp would need surgery.
Green also said he didn’t think Shipp would have to go on injured reserve, a move that would end Shipp’s season.
Still, it cast a pall around the team’s first game action.
"You’re talking about a person’s career, a person’s life," said fellow running back Emmitt Smith, who also looked near tears. "Even when I was named a starter . . . the kid is like a brother to me. Watching him go down is like watching my brother go down. It hurts him and it definitely hurts me."
Shipp was the starter until the final day of offseason workouts in June, when Green shocked everyone by promoting Smith. It was the second time Shipp lost his starting role to Smith. Yet Shipp was still expected to play a significant role in the offense.
On the play he was injured, Shipp carried the ball off tackle during the sixth series of an eight-series scrimmage. He appeared to get his leg pinned and could not get out from under reserve linebacker Rodney Thomas. Shipp screamed in pain as players tried to untangle the pile. Doctors came on to pop the ankle back into place and to put on an air cast.
Quarterback Josh McCown, in the scrimmage when the injury happened, said he addressed his teammates in the first huddle after Shipp came out because "emotions are flying."
"I said, ‘Be thankful for the opportunity you have right now and the health you have, because you never know when it can be your last play for a while,’ " McCown said.
Green, who did not want to hold a scrimmage but did so because the Cardinals have made it an annual event, admitted such an injury was why he really didn’t want to have the scrimmage.
But, Green added, "It can happen at any time during practice. (Miami receiver) David Boston tears his patella running untouched (Friday). It’s the nature of football."
McCown said the message Green delivered to the team afterward was basically, "The show must go on."
The Cardinals do have two other backup tailbacks with some experience. Green likes Josh Scobey, and Damien Anderson has had some solid moments. Undrafted free agent Larry Croom also was impressive in the scrimmage.
If Shipp is out only two months, he would miss only four regular-season games.
"I have been on the football field a long time and I have seen a lot of things happen, but not to too many people I am close to," Smith said. "This is tough."
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