I dont know what they are talking about here in Local radio they just had the Charger trainer on the radio and he said Rivers is going to play. LT went thru full practice and Gates is probably out for the game. Norv also said that Rivers will practice tomorrow.
It's a sprained MCL nothing more. You can't run or play with a torn ACL.
Lt went though full practice today.
I have a torn ACL in each knee. One is repaired, the other isn't. Although you can still function with a torn ACL, there is no way you could play a football game one week after doing it. It would still be swollen and very unstable.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Chargers' Rivers will need second surgery on ailing knee
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Associated Press
SAN DIEGO -- Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said Monday that he had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee a week ago in order to play in the AFC Championship Game, and that he'll need surgery on
the torn anterior cruciate ligament in the same joint.
Rivers made it through Sunday's 21-12 loss to the perfect New England Patriots despite the damage to his knee, which he sustained in an upset win over the Indianapolis Colts a week earlier.
Rivers said he'd like to have surgery as soon as possible on the torn ACL.
"It's gone," he said. "I don't know exactly the details on that. I'll be ready by training camp."
Rivers said he had arthroscopic surgery a week earlier to clean out damaged cartilage.
"It wasn't real extensive, but I mean, really that was the only way I would have had a chance to play by doing that on Monday," he said. "I thought maybe I could come back in the Colts game but it was catching. That's what we did on Monday to give me the chance to play on Sunday."
