Rabach injures leg in ATV Accident

[IowaSkinsFan]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/06/AR2006040601974.html?referrer=email

Not a good way to start the season.

"He had a huge open wound on his leg," Tyer said. "We're treating it with antibiotics and watching it very closely. We don't want to take any chances with an infection."

[hail2skins]

He'll be fine for training camp. Those darn ATV's.

[Dept_of_Defense]

What the heck?!?! Hopefully he's a fast healer......@ least nothing's broken.

[PA Skins Girl]

Geez. Come on, guys. Be smart.

[CNYSkinFan]

Man...well maybe this can serve as a cautionary tale to everyone else. Center is the one position I am extremely worried about if the starter goes down.

[Red Bear]

atleast this seems to be something minor provided he does not get an infection. its not like he pulled a KW2 and tore out his knee

[smoak]

Not happy about this at all.

[Red Bear]

Not happy about this at all.

seriously tho, atleast it happened now instead of say..july

[vabeach_skinsfan]

I hate to be a stickler, but isn't it in his contract that he should reframe from doing activites that have high risk of injuries? ala Kellen Winslow???

[joethefan]

we're gonna have to put in thier contracts that any moving vehicles without four wheels two or four windows, a trunk and a hood is prohibited.....

[redskin_rich]

we're gonna have to put in thier contracts that any moving vehicles without four wheels two or four windows, a trunk and a hood is prohibited.....
At least nothing faster than a golf cart...

[whitskins]

Why couldn't those punks from Miami have stolen Rabach's ATV instead??

Jk, no big deal, I'm glad nothing is broken and that he will be ok.

[MWballer]

Man...well maybe this can serve as a cautionary tale to everyone else. Center is the one position I am extremely worried about if the starter goes down.

Nick Mangold may have just been put onto our board. Can he play gaurd as well? I hope Rabach gets better though because we need continuity on that line. No more ATV's for u mister!

[RedskinRyan]

At least nothing faster than a golf cart...

clearly you've never watched jackass, as long as it moves, theyll find a way to hurt themselves with it...

yeah they should be more careful, but its not like they are going to spend their whole offseason at home twiddling their thumbs. im not happy about the injury, but it doesnt bother me since its april, and we have another 4-5 months before the season starts.

[chrisbcbu]

As long as nothing is broke and he doesnt get an infection, i dont have any problem with it.

Yes it sucks but he will be fine by training camp and probably will be 100% in a few weeks.

[skins111111]

hey at least he's having a little fun in the off season......I like agressive personalities as long as they don't get to crazy off the field....looks like he's gonna be fine, just another battle scar:)

[redskinz#1fan]

This wasn't smart, but he should be fine come training camp! Everyone on this team needs to be extremely smart, because they have a really big shot to do something this season.

[bgforever]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/06/AR2006040601974.html?referrer=email

Not a good way to start the season.


Yeah, but not as bad as those unauthorized additional sporting events.

[Keino]

O cmon people. You expect these guys to not enjoy themselves at all? This type of injury could occur doing yardwork.

[CNYSkinFan]

O cmon people. You expect these guys to not enjoy themselves at all? This type of injury could occur doing yardwork.
That's true...we sometimes forget these are 20 something men. I can easily think of 5 times I should have been majorly injured when I was 20 something from doing something stupid, and I was never an athlete who enjoyed rick as most football players do.

At least he wasn't riding a motorcycle and doing stunt tricks....

[shally]

As long as nothing is broke and he doesnt get an infection, i dont have any problem with it.

Yes it sucks but he will be fine by training camp and probably will be 100% in a few weeks.

that is the key... no infection... it was that, rather than the injury itself which ended noble's career... some nasty bugs out there.. also, hopefully no nerve damage

[Dept_of_Defense]

Yeah, but not as bad as those unauthorized additional sporting events.
Yeah, I'm just glad that the Redskins Fishing Boat Party was "G" rated.

[becky]

I was hoping this was another April Fools joke before I opened the thread. I'm glad he's okay and the injury isn't too serious, but these boys need to be careful! I think the Redskins should put an ATV banning clause in all contracts.

[AliBabba]

I was hoping this was another April Fools joke before I opened the thread. I'm glad he's okay and the injury isn't too serious, but these boys need to be careful! I think the Redskins should put an ATV banning clause in all contracts.

I think if you read the article and read a little in between the lines you'll see that although it was probably an ugly injury at the time its not too big a deal. It happened early enough that they could perform the surgery and with what happened to Noble they have and will continue to take every precaution to avoid any possible infection.

With the fact that there doesn't seem to have been any structural damage, its probably gonna end up being a nice scar and cool story to tell throwing a few back at bar in a few years: 'Did I tell you about the time I did this?'

[LATrueRedskin]

O cmon people. You expect these guys to not enjoy themselves at all? This type of injury could occur doing yardwork.

Yeah I agree. It's just a booboo. Rabach is a man, he'll be fine. Accidents will happen, regardless of what you're doing.

[skins111111]

I was hoping this was another April Fools joke before I opened the thread. I'm glad he's okay and the injury isn't too serious, but these boys need to be careful! I think the Redskins should put an ATV banning clause in all contracts.

now now now.......We could put them in a padded room too.............They have to live life and experience it to the fullest (ok not quite to the fullest)
but there is definatly some balance here, I might be a little on the liberal side but ATVs.....................we need players with fire and there is a small risk in haveing players with agressive nature but it is a lot better than having a bunch of consertive pansies...imo:)

[becky]

now now now.......We could put them in a padded room too.............They have to live life and experience it to the fullest (ok not quite to the fullest)
but there is definatly some balance here, I might be a little on the liberal side but ATVs.....................we need players with fire and there is a small risk in haveing players with agressive nature but it is a lot better than having a bunch of consertive pansies...imo:)

lol yeah I know, I was just jokin ;) It's just funny how we keep having ATV "trouble". The article actually didn't make the injury sound too bad and he's in good hands so I'm sure he'll be fine.

[The Skinsinator]

Also not happy about this but at least it happened in early April and not later in the summer closer to camp. He should be fine. I really think Ceratto needs to begin including an atv complete prohibition for all our players' contracts. They are providing too many headaches. Good luck in recovery Casey.

[S.Taylor36]

Smart, real Smart Casey. Can't afford to lose any of the Dirtbags but especially the center. Be smart fellas, we have a Super Bowl to win.

[Red Bear]

come on people, you expect these guys to do nothing. for all we know rabach could of been riding around nice and easy thru the woods on a 4wheeler and ran over the end of a funky stick that popped up and punctured into his leg. its happened to me before so its certainly possible. we have no evidence he was out rough riding and power shifting and being an idiot or fool. he has no broken bones, its like a giant sized cut. like i said earlier his biggest worry is the chance of infection. these guys have lives and like to get outside and do stuff just like we do and i dont and wouldnt expect them to stop.

[silverspring]

dumb one...i guess he just got a glorified cut though. Sounds like he will be fine.

[The Skinsinator]

Sounds like he will be fine.Mr. Bubba Tyer will make sure of that I'm confident. He is one of the best in the biz. Would have loved to see his reaction upon hearing this. Probably thought he'd have light offseason load. :rolleyes:

[Skins7ny]

Barring infection, he will be fine. They don't play any games in April.
I guess this was the only way Rabach was gonna get cut this year!:)
I hope that they sign or draft someone else to back up the interior of the line. I think they need another OT as well. I am not comfortable with the lack of proven depth at OL. Pucillo has been marginal, and Walter has barely hung on in the league. I liked what I saw of Molinaro, but he is still pretty much unproven.
For all those who pooh-pooh the draft, remember that the same year we drafted Molinaro, we spent a 5th-round pick on OT Mark Wilson from California. I think we even moved up in the round to take him, but I am not sure. If he had panned out, we would be a lot less worried about our depth on the line. This team has very little proven cheap depth anywhere, which is a testament to its total failure/lack of interest in the draft the last several years!
Just my 2 cents.

[whistleandthumb]

Another case of a player being exposed for having their head firmly planted inside their pooper.

I'm not sure I find much else more ridiculous or asinine in professional sports than athletes worth millions of dollars engaging in moronic activity, like riding ATV's. C'mon, Casey, you're smarter than this... We NEED ya, man!!

[Keino]

come on people, you expect these guys to do nothing. for all we know rabach could of been riding around nice and easy thru the woods on a 4wheeler and ran over the end of a funky stick that popped up and punctured into his leg. its happened to me before so its certainly possible. we have no evidence he was out rough riding and power shifting and being an idiot or fool. he has no broken bones, its like a giant sized cut. like i said earlier his biggest worry is the chance of infection. these guys have lives and like to get outside and do stuff just like we do and i dont and wouldnt expect them to stop.


Exactly. I've almost punctured my leg mowing the lawn.

[DCGreys]

Man...well maybe this can serve as a cautionary tale to everyone else. Center is the one position I am extremely worried about if the starter goes down.
and RB

[onlydarksets]

He'll be fine for training camp. Those darn ATV's.

Man, that was my thought. All Skins players should be banned from using ATVs.

[Red Bear]

Exactly. I've almost punctured my leg mowing the lawn.

i cut my big toe off my left foot mowing the lawn, which is why i cant run well and cant play football for our beloved redskins and help them win a championship. oh well, i always got my middle school championship i won to glorify. didnt lose the toe till high school...

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

at least he didnt break his foot after tripping over his dog and falling down the stairs....

hopefully he regains all mobility in the leg ASAP. im just glad this happened early in the offseason.

[redwolf1218]

they said 3 weeks in a cast. that takes him through April. i'd guess it will take all of May, at least, to get strength and range of motion back in his leg. if the muscle was cut, which it sounds like it might have been since they said it was a huge open wound, it could take longer. in any event, the time table sounds like he'll be ready for training camp and the opening of the season.

edit:
quote: Rabach required surgery to repair the wound on his left leg, ankle and calf muscle.

[onlydarksets]

Between him and Thomas, though, that's a big chunk of the O-line coming off of injury.

[smoak]

Between him and Thomas, though, that's a big chunk of the O-line coming off of injury.

Hey, welcome to HR onlydarksets!! It is good to see some new blood, and I encourage you to stick around! Be careful though, it is contagious...

Don't forget Samuels is coming off injury and Janse was banged up both the past two seasons. I am beginning to worry!

[AliBabba]

Don't forget Samuels is coming off injury and Janse was banged up both the past two seasons. I am beginning to worry!

Don't worry Dock will hold it all together :rolleyes:

[onlydarksets]

Hey, welcome to HR onlydarksets!! It is good to see some new blood, and I encourage you to stick around! Be careful though, it is contagious...
Thanks!

Don't forget Samuels is coming off injury and Janse was banged up both the past two seasons. I am beginning to worry!
I forgot about Samuels. Jansen, I hope, is back to form.

[Biggie]

Crap.

Get well Casey!

[Redskinfan28]

If you thought KW2 was an idiot for injuring himself while riding a motorcycle, then you also have to think Rabach is an idiot for injuring himself riding an ATV.

Its not the end of the world, but it was a stupid thing to do.

[DoGood]

Its funny that our Redskins go straight to the team when they get hurt. We have top notch treatment facilities and we have a LOT invested in these players.

[silverspring]

Exactly. I've almost punctured my leg mowing the lawn.

I think all our players should be placed in a protective bubble for the entire offseason to prevent this type of thing from happening in the future. This should be in all the new contracts and for players like sean taylor we should consider requiring a bullet proof bubble.

[DoGood]

I think all our players should be placed in a protective bubble for the entire offseason to prevent this type of thing from happening in the future. This should be in all the new contracts and for players like sean taylor we should consider requiring a bullet proof bubble.

I know that is a joke but knowing where to draw the line in dangerous situations for our players in the offseason is interesting. I kind of feel bad telling the players to curtail their offseason activites because they are human beings, but one major injury could create MASSIVE instability in an organization that could last for a LONG TIME. Imagine if Portis or Washington went down for their career while bungee jumping or something. The repercussions would reverberate throughout the Redskins organizations for years. In fact, they may never recover over a decade or so.

I would like the players to agree to avoid any fast moving, open aired, and restraintless activities over the offseason.

[silverspring]

I know that is a joke but knowing where to draw the line in dangerous situations for our players in the offseason is interesting. I kind of feel bad telling the players to curtail their offseason activites because they are human beings, but one major injury could create MASSIVE instability in an organization that could last for a LONG TIME. Imagine if Portis or Washington went down for their career while bungee jumping or something. The repercussions would reverberate throughout the Redskins organizations for years. In fact, they may never recover over a decade or so.

I would like the players to agree to avoid any fast moving, open aired, and restraintless activities over the offseason.

Here is a solution- The league should allow for an Offseason Major Injury Cut and Cap Insurance clause. If included in a contract it would allow teams to essentially have a get a out jail free card if a player incurred a major injury during the offseason. The implications would be the player could be instantly cut pending a leagure review that verifies the injury is in fact career ending or voids the player's ability to play for a majority of their contract When this clause is executed the player it affects is instantly cut, however they receive the remainder of their pay. But this clause serves as cap insurance, so even though the player is cut from the roster and paid the team is not penalized for the resulting pay after the injury.

THink something like that might come about?

[whistleandthumb]

THink something like that might come about?

How about the player is forced to pay the team the value of his salary?

I think we'd see some mighty careful thinkin' by some of these players before they start partaking in bonehead activities.

[DoGood]

Here is a solution- The league should allow for an Offseason Major Injury Cut and Cap Insurance clause. If included in a contract it would allow teams to essentially have a get a out jail free card if a player incurred a major injury during the offseason. The implications would be the player could be instantly cut pending a leagure review that verifies the injury is in fact career ending or voids the player's ability to play for a majority of their contract When this clause is executed the player it affects is instantly cut, however they receive the remainder of their pay. But this clause serves as cap insurance, so even though the player is cut from the roster and paid the team is not penalized for the resulting pay after the injury.

THink something like that might come about?

The money would not be the only thing that a team could lose if a guy went down. Some players are very hard to replace and the loss of a key one could completely upset a franchise.

I don't think a player should still be paid if they are not playing because of a self-inflicted injury.

[skinswin]

This is just another example of why we need to use the 53rd pick on the O-line instead of LB.:beer:

[skins111111]

Don't worry Dock will hold it all together :rolleyes:

I suppose he is the only starter on the O-Line that hasn't been injured in the last little while................the good news is that they will all be 100% and ready to go for preseason

[redwolf1218]

This is just another example of why we need to use the 53rd pick on the O-line instead of LB.:beer:
the 53rd pick would probably yield one of the top centers or guards in the draft. historically speaking, some of the more glamorous skill positions get picked over early on, while some of the blue-collar, lunch-pail type positions are still available later on, like centers, guards, fullbacks, blocking TE's, middle linebackers...all of which we could use.

[silverspring]

How about the player is forced to pay the team the value of his salary?

I think we'd see some mighty careful thinkin' by some of these players before they start partaking in bonehead activities.

Yeah if they could enforce that it would cure any foolish offseason activity.

[bgforever]

Yeah, I'm just glad that the Redskins Fishing Boat Party was "G" rated.


:lol1: You knew where I was going with it!

[IowaSkinsFan]

O cmon people. You expect these guys to not enjoy themselves at all? This type of injury could occur doing yardwork.

Shouldn't happen doing yardwork, they make to much money to do it themselves. :D

It's not that I don't expect them to enjoy themselves, I just want them to do sitting at home in the offseason twiddling their thumbs! ;)

[the real moss89]

He'll be fine in a few weeks, nothing to major!:)

[GB Skin OT]

I hate to be a stickler, but isn't it in his contract that he should reframe from doing activites that have high risk of injuries? ala Kellen Winslow???

Perhaps he was racing Winslow?:)

[skinfan43]

Perhaps he was racing Winslow?:)
:funpost:

Hey GB, can you back up at center? Send the Skins a video or something, maybe you'll get to FedEx Field quicker than you think!

[GB Skin OT]

No, but our centre makes me look like a lightweight lol They breed em big in Essex...........

[Dept_of_Defense]

Rabach will be fine. I think his injury will be used as an example to the other players to take care of themselves.

[CowboyKilla]

Casey, get well soon. We need you man.

[shally]

Rabach will be fine. I think his injury will be used as an example to the other players to take care of themselves.


sorry... but you just do not know that with all the bad staph out there. look what it did to noble... you gotta hold your breath until it fully heals..

[Dept_of_Defense]

sorry... but you just do not know that with all the bad staph out there. look what it did to noble... you gotta hold your breath until it fully heals..
Noble's injury was a freak accident. I know it can happen to anybody, but Bubba's saying that he should be back in 3-4 weeks, so I'm not to worried. I'm just glad nothing's broken or torn.

[meloveskinslongtime]

the skins should fine the atv in question

[shally]

Noble's injury was a freak accident. I know it can happen to anybody, but Bubba's saying that he should be back in 3-4 weeks, so I'm not to worried. I'm just glad nothing's broken or torn.

again, respectfully, you are not realizing the extent of MRSA (bad staph) in sports locker rooms and in professional athletes having surgery... the rams almost had to shut their locker room down. it can be lethal, and it is highly contageous. plus, we are not talking about the hospital variety now, it is the community and sport facility type that is so prevalent and destructive now.

if you want a real eye opener go to web.md and find the info on MRSA...
and as much as i respect what bubba might be saying i can tell you from both personal and professional knowledge it is beyond scary, and until casey is healed up and totally out of risk, i will be holding my breath for him...