Hyders path to recovery offers a blueprint for Okwara (both 26-year-old EDGE rushers at the time of injury) and potentially Okudah (a 22-year-old cornerback). Rivers did not miss a start in 14 years as the Bolts' QB1. In addition, the San Francisco 49ers were hit particularly hard that week. Klay Thompson was diagnosed with a season-ending tear to his right Achilles tendon on Thursday. Even with maintenance and moving those granules around, its a real science and pretty exacting how its supposed to be done properly, Dr. Cain said. Hopefully well get something from the NFL that makes us feel better about that, but I know the players and our equipment guys will be looking at everything possible to help us with that turf, Shanahan said. McGahee began his NFL career injured. Browns could gamble on David Ojabo in NFL Draft after torn Achilles 13. One of 2020's feel-good stories, Bridgewater is back as a starter after a gruesome 2016 injury sidetracked his career. training camps opened. Debuting in 2004, McGahee notched the first of his four 1,000-yard seasons and played long enough to retire as a top-40 all-time rusher. Tretter and other players are not fond of this development, citing the NFLPA studies that have shown a direct correlation between turf and higher injury rates. Hooker was seen as a first-round pick . The Colts drafted Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor in the offseason to protect against such a result and also add depth and versatility to a backfield that also includes Nyheim Hines. A separate study showed that Achilles injury risks were highest in the first four weeks of the regular season, followed by the second group of four games, where it was still relatively high, before a significant dropoff occurred. Ja'Wuan James, Broncos tackle, tears Achilles, could lose $20 million Updated by the minute, our Dallas Cowboys NFL Tracker: News and views and moves inside The Star and around the league . Its a device that was created to mimic the type of powerful loads and torque that NFL players generate when hitting the ground, how much force it takes to release cleats from different surfaces and whether players bodies typically will fall below the tensile-strength threshold before significant injuries such as torn ACLs, ruptures Achilles and sprained or rolled ankles occur more frequently. In 2020, Robinson posted the most scrimmage yards (1,414) and second-most rushing yards (1,070) in the common draft era by an undrafted rookie. David Ojabo's Achilles injury at Michigan pro day shows NFL coldness Months away from the start of the 2020 season and the Eagles have already been dealt a devastating blow. Realistically, in the NFL and in college football, not having that spring and summer prep for the NFL, the OTAs and minicamps [losing] all that preparation time they have, I think its probably very detrimental for their injury risk, Dr. Cain said.