Clemson Football: Amari Rodgers making a speedy recovery
It was reported that Clemson football WR Amari Rodgers was making a speedy recovery from his torn ACL, being months ahead of schedule.
Clemson 247’s Anna Hickey first reported that Tiger wide receiver Amari Rodgers was on pace to be two months ahead in his recovery following an ACL tear earlier this spring.
Rodgers, a junior wide receiver for Clemson football, tore his ACL during spring practice in March and was expected to miss the majority of the 2019 season due to the injury.
With the news that Rodgers is on pace to recover nearly two months earlier than what was originally expected, it is certainly conceivable that he could be back on the football field before the end of the regular season.
The typical recovery time for an athlete to be back at 100 percent following ACL surgery is 9-12 months. There have been rare cases where an athlete is able to return before that timeframe, but that is the normal amount of time it takes.
For Rodgers to be ahead of schedule, it means he is taking his rehab seriously and is working the muscles to get better sooner rather than later.
However, I still wouldn’t expect him to be back on the field much earlier than that nine month window. With recovery and rehab going from April to November, that would put him right at eight months.
It’s certainly possible that Rodgers could return for, perhaps, the South Carolina game to end the regular season and then participate in postseason activity, which could include the ACC Championship game and a berth in the CFB Playoff if the Tigers are able to get back there for a fifth-straight season.
Rodgers could play in up to four games and still redshirt, saving a year of eligibility.
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Currently, it’s still early in the process to know when Rodgers will return to the field. He is clearly making great progress and is putting in the work to get back as soon as possible. Right now, I’d expect to see him back on the field before the 2019 Clemson football season comes to a close, but how soon still remains a question mark.