Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson has had an eventful past 48 hours. First, a reported ACL tear had the Broncos starting running back out for the rest of the season. Then he got into a Twitter war with NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport. Sometime after that was actual surgery on Anderson’s injured knee.
The surgery was apparently a “super success,” as Anderson Tweeted out following the procedure, which is now believed to be of the arthroscopic variety, not a repair of an ACL tear.
Surgery was a super success been resting all day. FaceTime all my teammates got some good laughs #blessed love them boys
— Cj Anderson (@cjandersonb22) October 28, 2016
It appears the procedure Anderson underwent was to repair a torn meniscus, the same injury that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered a few weeks ago and Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson had even earlier this season.
Those two players couldn’t have different timetables for their return, with Roethlisberger initially given a two- to six-week recovery. The most optimistic timetable had him returning in two to three weeks. But eight days after surgery, Roethlisberger was throwing at practice.
Anderson has denied he would miss the rest of the season, but that might be determined more by his body’s recovery time than anything else. Rushing back from a knee injury can be more devastating on long-term futures than waiting and missing a few extra games.
With the NFL season in Week 8, there is still plenty of time to determine Anderson’s recovery status. But a decision is likely needed sooner than later for the Broncos 53-man roster.
Either Anderson goes on IR and is done for the season or he takes up a roster spot just to be available for a likely playoff run at this point. The next week or two will certainly be worth monitoring. Maybe they’ll be as intriguing as the conversation Anderson had with his doctor. (Think the running back quoted Batman Begins to the doc? Probably not…)
Thought I shared my thoughts up too and my convo I have down low I am in great spirits 💯🏈🙏🏾 will be back strong still no timetable lol pic.twitter.com/cbUyBxtcon
— Cj Anderson (@cjandersonb22) October 28, 2016
