Justin Harrell watch

[KYPack]

Wasn't Justin Harrell considered the best defensive lineman in college football at one point? A guy with that size who can play is gold, jerry, gold.

Oh yeah. Harrell was given Reggie's 92 and played a similar role with the Vols (92 is now retired and JH will be the last Vol ever to wear it). Vol fans all say Harrell's junior season reminded many of Reggie's level of play.

Nutz's post is 100% true. Those injuries can snowball on ya, and before you know it, you can't play

[Deputy Nutz]

I think he'd have recovered fine had they not been screwing around in the weight room...back injuries are so hard to come back from.

Umm, football players lift a lot of weights. Injuries do occur in the weight room from time to time, my belief is that he would have hurt his back regardless of if he was in a weight room or not. Maybe he wasn't doing something correctly but these are big strong men. I don't think he was doing something as foolish as Mike Wahle when he hurt his leg training like he was in a World's Strong Man Competition.

[3irty1]

Umm, football players lift a lot of weights. Injuries do occur in the weight room from time to time, my belief is that he would have hurt his back regardless of if he was in a weight room or not. Maybe he wasn't doing something correctly but these are big strong men. I don't think he was doing something as foolish as Mike Wahle when he hurt his leg training like he was in a World's Strong Man Competition.

When the Packers fired their fitness coach after this back injury I took that as a sign that the injury should have been avoided and the coach was partially to blame if only because it happened on his watch.

[MJZiggy]

Umm, football players lift a lot of weights. Injuries do occur in the weight room from time to time, my belief is that he would have hurt his back regardless of if he was in a weight room or not. Maybe he wasn't doing something correctly but these are big strong men. I don't think he was doing something as foolish as Mike Wahle when he hurt his leg training like he was in a World's Strong Man Competition.

It's my understanding that the guys were goofing off in there and that is why the S&C staff got fired.

[imscott72]

I expect he was a first rounder on mostj or all teams draft boards. He did have an injury in college. I never blame GMs for injuries, they are not predictable.

Actually I believe his was? Wasn't his back an issue before the draft?

[MJZiggy]

Actually I believe his was? Wasn't his back an issue before the draft?

No that was an arm.

[imscott72]

No that was an arm.

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