Colts Linebacker Injured...

by borninblue on Jun 30, 2008 3:19 PM EDT

Nfl.com is reporting that Tyjuan Hagler has torn his pectoral muscle lifting weights and could miss training camp and the season opener as well.

Here's the post--

Down goes Hagler

In Indianapolis, Colts starting linebacker Tyjuan Hagler suffered a torn pectoral muscle while lifting weights last week.

Hagler now is expected to be sidelined at least two months, meaning he will miss training camp and could be out for the Colts' Sunday night regular-season opener against the Chicago Bears.

Last season, Hagler started seven regular-season games and then the AFC Divisional Playoff against the San Diego Chargers. He finished the season with 54 tackles and one sack.

His absence sets up an intriguing position battle in which several other young Indianapolis linebackers will be given the chance to win additional playing time.

Clint Session, a fourth-round pick in 2007 out of Pittsburgh, shined in the limited opportunities he had last season; he now could get more. The Colts invested a third-round pick in Georgia Tech linebacker Philip Wheeler, and he is expected to be given his chance. Victor Worsley, an undrafted free agent from North Carolina, also will be given a shot.

But a bigger problem for the Colts might be the fact that they keep losing bodies before camp begins. With teams allowed to bring only 80 players to camp, Indianapolis will be somewhat shorthanded. Starters expected to miss some of camp include wide receiver Marvin Harrison, defensive end Dwight Freeney, safety Bob Sanders and now Hagler.

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Just what we needed to hear..

Seriously tho, we don’t need anything to happen like last year when Booger went down for the season. The first few games of this year may be closer than expected with all these guys sitting out and being rusty.

by yellowsnow on Jun 30, 2008 3:33 PM EDT 0 recs

Opening the door

The door just opened wide for Session and Wheeler to steal the job from Hagler

by DoTheMathis98 on Jun 30, 2008 4:01 PM EDT 0 recs

Damn

Though im happy our younger guys (Session and Wheeler) will get more playing time, injuries are the one thing I wished to avoid.

by metal_militia on Jun 30, 2008 4:06 PM EDT 0 recs

Man

I wanted to see what he could do healthy. I’m sure that we will be fine, but it is never good to lose a player, especially someone with the potential of Hags.

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by Colts Homer on Jun 30, 2008 4:39 PM EDT 0 recs

http://naptownsfinest.com/2008/06/30/the-injury-bug-strikes-again/

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by Colts Homer on Jun 30, 2008 5:45 PM EDT 0 recs

I wonder

I would bet that the Colts have some sort of contingency plan in place. Hagler is pretty notorious for getting hurt, and they had to realize the possibility of him making it through the season free of injury was not good. (I’m not sure he’s ever gone through a season without missing time.) It seems pretty obvious to me that the next best LB on the team is Session. (Session looked fantastic in limited action last year – anyone remember the SD game? – and Polian said at the time he drafted Session that he “had a real conviction” about him. To me, that means this guy is going to be too good to keep on the bench, and they will have to find some way to get him on the field at least by the ‘09 season.) I’ve said before that my guess is that Freddy K.O. will make the move to SAM in ‘09, so they can put Session in at WILL. Session is awfully small to play SAM, and Freddy proved last year that he can hold up at the point of attack and fight through blocks.They may end up having to make the move sooner, which kinda sucks, as I think Freddy could have an absolute monster year at WILL this year.

The Shogun of Harlem

by shonuff on Jul 2, 2008 9:27 AM EDT 0 recs