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Originally Posted by SunnySide

Like Bo Jackson?

Instant fear surrounded the connection between Tagovailoa's injury and the one that ended Bo Jackson's pro football career.

Yes, Jackson dislocated his hip being tackled in a 1991 game for the Oakland Raiders. And he had the same fracture as Jackson.

So, what made Jackson's injury so life-changing? The multi-sport star suffered from Avascular necrosis or AVN in the aftermath of his dislocation and fracture.

"What can happen with the dislocation is that blood vessels will either tear or they'll be placed on stretch for so long that the bone itself will lose its blood supply and that will cause death of the bone," Banffy said. "If you get it reduced right away, the idea is that will minimize the risk. But this is still something that you have to watch and it might not even present itself for a couple of months, similar to the way it did with Bo Jackson."

The statement released by Alabama's team orthopedist Saturday night stated the hip was reduced at the stadium before being transported to St. Vincent's in Birmingham. Reducing a hip means putting it back in socket.
https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2...m-outlook.html

Yesh ... worse than I thought in terms of chances of never recovering.

but I was right .. there is little chance this means he will be a repeat hip dislocator. Just a rare freak injury for football that doesnt happen very often. Perhaps once every 28 years.

Eh, with the small caveat that he might never be the same again, but I'm sure that's nothing to worry about when deciding what to do with your #2 overall pick.