Thread: Broncos center Matt Paradis medically cleared to resume football activity

DENVER - Offseason medical news doesn’t always have to be a downer.

After missing the offseason to recover from surgeries on each hip, Denver Broncos center Matt Paradis has been medically cleared and is expected to participate in most on-field activity when training camp commences later this month.

Did Paradis ever wonder about how double-hip surgery would affect his career?

“I never was that worried,’’ Paradis said in a phone interview Wednesday with 9News. “I might have been worried about quality. And that’s something we’re still going to have to work out. But man, they’re feeling great. I guess I never realized how much pain I was in previously and now it’s like, “You mean I’m not supposed to be in pain all day, every day?’’

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Thank heavens!

Yay!

:golfclap:

Originally Posted by Jaded

Yay!

:golfclap:

What's our alternative, a guy who would not only miss his assignment, but flub the snap too?

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

What's our alternative, a guy who would not only miss his assignment, but flub the snap too?

Buy low sell high, that's all I'm saying.

I love Boise.

Hopefully he will blossom into Nalen II.

Originally Posted by Jaded

Buy low sell high, that's all I'm saying.

I love Boise.

Boulder is a Rocky Mountain dream

Here is my concern - he is already undersized, he already gives up a ton of strength to his opponents and his game is based on speed and leverage - and now he has 2 new hips this offseason. I just think we're being overly optimistic to assume he's going to slide seamlessly back into his prior production.

Originally Posted by Buff

Here is my concern - he is already undersized, he already gives up a ton of strength to his opponents and his game is based on speed and leverage - and now he has 2 new hips this offseason. I just think we're being overly optimistic to assume he's going to slide seamlessly back into his prior production.

I don't think so. The man was playing in pain, constantly. His physical abilities SHOULD BE greater at this point in time than at the same time last year, probably at the same time in any of the past few years. There is no reason to believe that this would cause him to regress. Were he playing at 100% and had an injury I would agree with you, but he was at, let's say 65% and he's now at 80%.

Originally Posted by Buff

Here is my concern - he is already undersized, he already gives up a ton of strength to his opponents and his game is based on speed and leverage - and now he has 2 new hips this offseason. I just think we're being overly optimistic to assume he's going to slide seamlessly back into his prior production.

Nice take Mr Positivity.

I guess I missed the story where he got both hips replaced.

Buff.

Broncos center Matt Paradis has been medically cleared after undergoing surgery on both hips earlier this year, putting him well ahead of schedule in his recovery. 9News first reported Paradis’ impending return.

Paradis played every snap of every game the last two seasons, but was held out of the majority of practices late last year because of the pain in his hips.

His agent, Brian McLaughlin, said the problem has been known since Paradis’ college days at Boise State, and was even brought up by a few teams ahead of the NFL draft in 2014, when the Broncos selected him in the sixth round.

At the conclusion of last season, Paradis headed to Vail to first have his right hip arthroscopically repaired by Dr. Marc Philippon of The Steadman Clinic. A month later, he returned to have the same procedure done on his left hip.

The goal then was to simply to have him physically ready by the start of the regular season. But now he is expected to practice — though likely not in full initially — when Broncos training camp begins July 27.

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/05...eared-broncos/

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

I guess I missed the story where he got both hips replaced.

Buff.

Yeah I think I confused him with my grandma there for a minute talking about new hips... But the point stands - I worry that a guy who relies on his agility and leverage is coming off double hip surgery and we're thin at the position.

Max Garcia for center

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

Max Garcia for center

See post #4