Jets Injuries

vinny's achilles was the 1st game of the season.

 

Chad's two have been horrible for the team, have to be the worst in the teams modern history.

 

Curtis Martin, No doubt.

 

Dennis Byrd.....No more has to be said!

But two others that my family still talks about every season.

Bruce Harper....I was in my teens and my Dad, my brother and I would get autographs after every home game. We met Bruce Harper who got hurt in the game, he was on crutches, but was really cool to hang out wioth us for a couple of minutes. He swore the injury wasn't that bad,that the would be back in a week or two.......HE NEVER PLAYED ANOTHER DOWN AGAIN....

Freeman McNeil (Mc Rib)...I believe it was against the Colts and Freeman went to block a LB and broke the guys leg. He was so shaken up he ran poff the field and was visibly sick on the sidelines...

 

Namath fracturing his navicular bone in preseason against the Lions sucked.

 

Testaverde in '99 because we had such high hopes, it was the first game and because I happened to be at that game. When he went down you could hear a pin drop in that stadium and I remember thinking "we are F-ing screwed". Keyshawn's profanity filled tirade after the game reflected exactly how I felt.

 

Best part of the game whe Tom Tupa threw a TD pass to Keyshawn

 

And remember when John Abraham had an upset tummy and took himself out of a playoff game?

But we're not the only team to get snake bit. Deon Sanders stubbed his little toe once and was out for 3 years.

And Jack Dempsey CUT OFF A BROKEN LITTLE TOE ON HIS KICKING FOOT BY HIMSELF in the locker room an hour before game time and then went out and kicked TWO 60 yard field goals. He was a Mangini Guy.

 

I think this has to be it for me. Vinny's injury obliterated the team's chances in what I think was the year with the highest expectations for a SB I can remember.

Dennis Byrd, obviously a more devastating, serious injury is right here too.

Another that comes to mind is Clark Gaines' severely broken leg (compound fracture!) against NE in 1980, because I was at Shea that day and always liked Gaines. At the time he held the AFC record for most receptions in a game (17) and had been the team's MVP one year. The injury essentially ended his career, although he did attempt to come back and was picked up by KC when left unprotected at the end of the 81 season. Never the same though. He's was one of the few bright spots on some very bad teams in the late 70's.

 

Mine would be the Vinny injury in 99. Phil -bad luck Sims is talking and goes “if Vinny testedverde go down the jets season is over " Or something to that effect and Pop down goes vinny!. Any important game he's broad casting when the Jets are playing I Cringe. He also did the same this to Curtis. A stat was read about how little Curtis fumbles and wouldn’t ya know it "Fumble".