utzie Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Ray Frager, FOXSports.comBarkevious Mingo was back at Cleveland Browns practice on Saturday, watching from the sideline. Hes a lucky young man.Yes, the rookie linebacker and first-round draft pick probably will miss the rest of the preseason with a bruised lung. But consider this: He could have been killed by one more hit in Thursdays game against the Detroit Lions.Thats not hyperbole. Thats a medical opinion.After Mingo had suffered the bruised lung, another shot to his chest could have proved fatal, Dr. Clark Fuller, director of thoracic surgery at Saint Johns Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., toldThe Plain Dealer.Fuller didnt treat Mingo, but he said: The chest cavity is an area where you could bleed to death and nobody ever sees a drop of blood on the ground.In actuality, there was blood on the ground. Mingo said he was spitting up blood after coming out of the game. It started after he was in with the kickoff coverage team and continued for four to five more special teams plays in the first half.I ran down after the [opening kickoff], and I didnt feel right, he said. I kept going back out, and it was harder and harder to catch my breath. I went to my coach and he thought itd be a good idea to go to the trainer with it. They did a great job pulling me out, and recognizing the symptoms and treating me.Mingo spent two nights in a hospital but is expected to be fine with rest and time to heal.Then maybe he can get back to doing the sort of things he did in college: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Yup... and there was one other bruised lung in Week 2. Mingo needs to get thicker. Another 10 to 20 lbs on that upper body ought to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 The question is, where did the hit come from? Blindside cheapshot on the #1 rookie? Or, just a pile up? How'd he get hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowburn Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Seems to me the PD's readers would be better served reading a quote from the Dr who actually treated Mingo or one of the world class thoracic surgeons from the Cleveland Clinic, Who cares what Dr Clark from California thinks? I stated a couple weeks ago that Mingo looked lean. A 10-20 pound weight gain couldn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Poor Mingo. Maybe he shouldn't be playing fucking football if he is so fragile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comeonman Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Poor Mingo. Maybe he shouldn't be playing fucking football if he is so fragile.so you think he a pussy or what? He never said anything I heard that would make me believe that. No one is immune to injuries in such a violent sport. Could he use a little bulking up? Maybe, but fragile I think is a little much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 i mean aren't players afforded the best equipment possible? when are they going to come out with the kevlar upper body vest? QBs wear the flak jackets. why not other players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Seems to me the PD's readers would be better served reading a quote from the Dr who actually treated Mingo or one of the world class thoracic surgeons from the Cleveland Clinic, Who cares what Dr Clark from California thinks? I stated a couple weeks ago that Mingo looked lean. A 10-20 pound weight gain couldn't hurt. Right- the guy didn't treat Mingo. "Bruised lung" in medacalese is way too vague. If you mean hemothorax, yes people can die from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowburn Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 i mean aren't players afforded the best equipment possible? when are they going to come out with the kevlar upper body vest? QBs wear the flak jackets. why not other players? He's fer sure going to be in the hurt locker for awhile. A rib/lung injury is fairly high up on the pain meter and it is not like you can stop breathing so the damn thing can heal. I'd say the pain is equivalent to getting kicked in the nutz or dislodging a jammed ice cube in the blender without turning it off or unplugging. He's getting the good stuff in the hospital, i.e. fentanyl, dilaudid 60 push ups 90 sit ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 60 push ups 90 sit ups herschell walker is now pissing himself with laughter after reading that workout regimen. didn't he do like a thousand a day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowburn Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 four minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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