Per Adam Schefter: Betts torn ACL & MCL

[12thMan]

It's way too premature to be calling for Betts to retire. If he doesn't play as Redskin next year, he'll be playing somewhere. This is a guy who hasn't played a ton of games and with today's medical breakthroughs, he can bounce from this if he wants to.

We all thought Cadillac Williams was done after he shredded his knee, but he's running harder than ever now. Willis Mcgahee is another one that returned after a really bad knee injury. Granted both of those guys are younger than Betts, but at the end of the day I think it's how bad he want's to come back.

[Lotus]

Gee, 2009 is a bad luck year for our franchise. So many key players have been lost for at least the year and maybe for their careers. We have bad karma.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

We all thought Cadillac Williams was done after he shredded his knee, but he's running harder than ever now. Willis Mcgahee is another one that returned after a really bad knee injury. Granted both of those guys are younger than Betts, but at the end of the day I think it's how bad he want's to come back.

I think the main difference between guys like Williams and McGahee and Betts is the age difference. At least when those guys busted their knees they were younger whereas Betts is already 30. True, he doesn't have a ton of miles on him, but his time could run out before he is fully healed.