[JohnR34231]

The coach goes to great lengths to tell the reader what didn't cause the injury, which makes me immediately curious what the cause was.  Perhaps something embarrassing?  Tripped going up the stairs?  Or maybe he was just sitting and watching TV and the injury just spontaneously occurred.

I don't remember if it was even revealed what the specific injury is.  3-4 months of recovery time suggests a pretty serious issue.  Will there be the possibility of residual damage?  Will he be able to be as effective?  This seems like a matter of potential concern for the player and for Stanford.

Obviously unfortunate, but other highly touted Stanford QB recruits (think Elway or Randy Fasani) have suffered high school knee injuries and have gone on to do just fine (Elway more than just fine). Hopefully Mills will follow the same pattern.
I agree that it is a bit strange that all the emphasis was placed on what didn't cause the injury rather what did cause it. You wonder what the point of that was. Privacy issues?

[JohnR34231]

The coach goes to great lengths to tell the reader what didn't cause the injury, which makes me immediately curious what the cause was.  Perhaps something embarrassing?  Tripped going up the stairs?  Or maybe he was just sitting and watching TV and the injury just spontaneously occurred.

I don't remember if it was even revealed what the specific injury is.  3-4 months of recovery time suggests a pretty serious issue.  Will there be the possibility of residual damage?  Will he be able to be as effective?  This seems like a matter of potential concern for the player and for Stanford.

Obviously unfortunate, but other highly touted Stanford QB recruits (think Elway or Randy Fasani) have suffered high school knee injuries and have gone on to do just fine (Elway more than just fine). Hopefully Mills will follow the same pattern.
I agree that it is a bit strange that all the emphasis was placed on what didn't cause the injury rather what did cause it. You wonder what the point of that was. Privacy issues?