Ryan Clady Partially Tears Patellar Tendon, Will Miss Three Months

History Says Broncos LT Ryan Clady Has A Tough Road Back

Football Outsiders has a handy injury database and tracked the history of torn patellar tendons to determine when Broncos LT Ryan Clady might return.

Their results show that no player in NFL history has missed less than six months with a torn patellar tendon. In fact, only one player with a torn patellar tendon hasn't missed the entire season.

Now, Clady's is only partially torn, which is why some folks are saying the injury will only last 3-4 months.

But the findings do indicate how tough of a road Clady has in coming back by week one.

The three month window he's reportedly been telling people this injury will cost him would bring him up to August, which is the start of training camp. Six months would keep him out until November, so obviously there's a big difference there.

Even with the tendon only partially torn, Clady's no lock for week one in September.

Check out Broncos fans reaction over at Mile High Report.

Could The Broncos Take Action Against Ryan Clady For Injury In Non-Football Activity?

Now that it's been determined that Broncos LT Ryan Clady was injured in a pick-up basketball game, the question becomes what will the Broncos do? 

Some contracts are written up to protect the team in the instance a player is injured in a non-football-related activity. SB Nation's Mile High Report pulled out the CBA and did some digging. 

Check MHR for the full review but here's the key question:

If the Broncos have a Rule that prevents any player from playing contact sports outside the NFL League related boundary (such as Basketball), they could ask for a portion of Clady's salary back if he misses a portion of the season. Clady is scheduled to earn $2,569,500 in 2010, so if he was to miss 6 games due to inappropriate conduct, it could cost him upward of $900,000. Of course this is all contingent on the possibility that Ryan is guilty for such conduct and the Broncos wish to pursue such an action.    

MHR Radio had Vic Lombardi on last night to discuss the situation and he suggested the Broncos are unlikely to take any action even if the contract allows them to.

Check out the full report from MHR. Interesting stuff.

Broncos' Ryan Clady Patellar Tendon Only Partially Torn, WIll Miss Three Months

A small bit of good news for the Broncos and their fans, but even more so Ryan Clady: the left tackle suffered only a partially torn patellar tendon, which explains why he is only expected to miss three months, as compared to the entire season, which was originally feared.

Because the tendon was only 50 percent torn, Clady is expected to be out for three months and will be able to play again in four months, meaning he will likely miss the entire preseason. The team is hopeful Clady will be ready in the regular season opener in Jacksonville on Sept. 12.

Clady underwent surgery for the injury on Tuesday.

Looks like the Broncos dodged a major bullet here, considering Clady protects Orton's blindside (and Tim Tebow's sightside).

For more, visit our Broncos blog, Mile High Report.

Broncos LT Ryan Clady Could Miss Three Months After Patellar Tendon Tear

Pro Football Talk reported that Broncos LT Ryan Clady tore his patellar tendon playing basketball.

ESPN's Adam Schefter confirms that report and reports that Clady is telling people that he will miss three months. 

SB Nation's Mile High Report has more on the injury:

Clady tells Fox 31's Josina Anderson that his injury has already been surgically repaired, "it's not that bad", and he's "hopeful he will be ready for training camp".  Perhaps Clady is just being optimistic, or perhaps the tear was slight, and his recovery speed will be faster.    

If it's only the offseason, then that's huge for the Broncos.

Stay tuned to more at Mile High Report.

Report: Ryan Clady Tears Patellar Tendon, Could Be Done For 2010 Season

Things just went from bad to worse for the Denver Broncos. According to Pro Football Talk, LT Ryan Clady tore his patellar tendon playing basketball.

What does this mean for the 2010 season?

It means he'll likely miss all of the 2010 season rehabbing the injury.

SB Nation's Mile High Report has reacted to the report and speculates on where the Broncos go from here.

Seth Olsen also played right tackle at Iowa, or as PFT speculates, the Broncos could be in the market for a guy like Flozell Adams.

The Broncos also spent a second round pick on OT Zane Beadles so he has to be considered a possibility as well.

Stay tuned to Mile High Report for the latest developments.

Broncos LT Ryan Clady Suffers Potentially Serious Knee Injury

LT Ryan Clady is arguably the best player on the Broncos team and one of the best young lineman in all of the NFL, which makes this news hard to swallow for Broncos fans.

Ryan Clady, the Broncos' Pro Bowl left tackle, suffered a knee injury off the field and it could be serious.

Mike Klis of the Denver Post reports, citing sources, that Clady injured the patella tender in one of his knees during a non-football-related activity. We're not sure what that activity was.

The extent of the injury is unknown at this point.

SB Nation's Mile High Report is all over this story. They've done some research on the worst-case scenario.

Upon research of the injury, I have discovered that if Clady had ruptured his patellar tendon, it would requre surgical repairing, and six weeks of recovery time plus several weeks of rehabilitation.  If Clady has indeed ruptured his patellar tendon, he would likely miss the rest of the offseason rehabbing his injured knee.     

Check out Mile High Report for reaction from Broncos fans.