'13 TX WR Torii Hunter Jr (Notre Dame Signed LOI)

[rtrn2glory]

crazy how most serious football injuries look so innocent on tape...one bad step is all it takes...all the more reason to choose a college making a 40 year decision.

 

[MaynardVideo]

Torii Hunter, Jr's bad injury.

Torii Hunter, Jr's bad injury.

Notre Dame football commit Torii Hunter Jr.’s devastating injury caught on film | Prep Rally - Yahoo! Sports

On Day 2 of U.S. Army All-American Bowl practices in San Antonio, Notre Dame wide receiver commit Torii Hunter Jr. broke his left femur Tuesday while running a routine route and underwent reconstructive surgery on Wednesday.

“I’ve never been around something like that," said Rivals.com national analyst Mike Farrell. "I’ve been around injuries. I saw LeSean McCoy break his ankle, and that was pretty horrible, and I’ve seen kids get injured pretty badly, but this was something different. You could tell by the way he went down in so much pain. Everything went silent, and everybody was like, ‘What happened?’ because it wasn’t a contact injury.

"It didn’t look like there was something where he planted and just blew out his ACL. I’ve seen kids blow out their ligaments, I’ve seen kids with dislocated knees, and there’s always a level of pain, but not like this. This was a very sobering, horrible moment, because this is a good kid. ... I’m not talking about him like his career is over, but I’m just talking about [Tuesday] that whole practice changed for everybody who saw that.”

The son of Detroit Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter Sr., Junior hauled in 71 catches for 1,235 yards and 14 touchdowns this past fall, leading Prosper (Texas) High (10-3) to the third round of the Class 4A Division II state playoffs. He's currently ranked the No. 21 wideout and No. 181 senior recruit nationally by Rivals.com.

Not only will Hunter Jr. miss Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl, but the Major League Baseball prospect likely won't return in time for his final prep baseball season. His recovery could take 6-8 months, his father told ESPN.

"He's a tough boy," said Torii Hunter Sr. "He's distraught right now, he's never had an injury before. I told him he'll bounce back. I know he will.

"He's seen me fight through injuries, so he knows it can happen. You just have to work hard."

 

[Emcee77]

Surprised by that 6-8 months ... didn't Torii Jr. tweet that it would only be 12 weeks? I wonder where the miscommunication is.

 

[rtrn2glory]

think it's been said that a "full" recovery would take 6-8 months.

totally forgot about the baseball thing...that sucks, feel bad for the kid even more now.

bet his baseball coach is pretty bummed too

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Keith Arnold tweeted this video the other day of a hockey player that had a similar injury.

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[tko]

Surprised by that 6-8 months ... didn't Torii Jr. tweet that it would only be 12 weeks? I wonder where the miscommunication is.

the morphine drip will do that to you.

 

[NOLAIrish]

"All of the doctors are saying he should be fine," Hunter said. "They're saying it's 99 percent [full recovery probability], but it'll take some time."

At least there's a silver lining. The road to recovery will be long, but he should come back as strong as ever. Looking forward to watching his career develop at ND.

 

[Ironman8]

The broken femur:

 

[rtrn2glory]

almost puked...literally

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

The broken femur:

Holy shite

 

[IrishSpartan]

after watching the accident there had to be a decent sized fracture that had gone unnoticed to cause this break no way a planting of a foot could cause that break with even a small hairline fracture

 

[Irish Insanity]

Rehab already? This kids got heart! Heal up and live your dreams Torii!

When metal is involved to fix the issue usually rehab starts ASAP. If not, full recovery may never happen.

 

[NDohio]

Ugh that x-ray is digusting. Prayers for this kid. He seems to have a great attitude about working hard to get back on the field.

 

[ND4LIFE]

When metal is involved to fix the issue usually rehab starts ASAP. If not, full recovery may never happen.

Thanks for the insight!

 

[ThePiombino]

Already up and about!

 

[Redbar]

Wow. Just a really strong kid, awesome pic. That first step is a doozy, after that it's on.

 

[Irish YJ]

Best post of the week. Great kid. And check out the socks... or are those shoes?

 

[ThePiombino]

And check out the socks... or are those shoes?

Gift from Oregon.

 

[Rhode Irish]

The broken femur:

And.....I just threw up in my mouth a little. I cop to being squeamish, but ugh.

 

[Irish To The Core]

Fedun is a good example of a full recovery from a broken femur, EJ Henderson played in the pro bowl after recovering from a broken femur. It is the biggest bone in the body and it is rare to break one playing football, so it seems scary to think about. With intense rehab the prognosis is actually very good for this type of injury. Torii is blessed to be an elite athlete who will get the very best rehab available. He should be better than 100% in 6 to 8 months (almost as tough as Wolverine with that titanium femur)

 

[Riddickulous]

Michael Deeb ‏@MichaelDeeb42
@THunterJr it looks fresh bro. Takes a real dude to break it that nicely &#55357;&#56396;

Torii Hunter Jr. ‏@THunterJr
@MichaelDeeb42 of course bro.!&#55357;&#56490;&#55357;&#56860;

 

[peoriairish]

Best post of the week. Great kid. And check out the socks... or are those shoes?

They are hospital socks. Every patient in the hospital gets them, but the ones where I worked were red. They have little rubber grippies on the bottoms of the feet.

 

[ndfi78]

Michael Deeb ‏@MichaelDeeb42
@THunterJr it looks fresh bro. Takes a real dude to break it that nicely &#55357;&#56396;

Torii Hunter Jr. ‏@THunterJr
@MichaelDeeb42 of course bro.!&#55357;&#56490;&#55357;&#56860;

HA!

 

[clashmore_mike]

Tweet:

You would've thought I didn't break my femur... #comeback 💪 http://t.co/9S0AzN8y

 

[AdmiralBackhand]

Keep sledding.

 

[Irish Insanity]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>And I bent my leg 90° today. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23comeback">#comeback</a> <a href="http://t.co/UxhERYYa" title="http://twitter.com/THunterJr/status/293463254116732928/photo/1">twitter.com/THunterJr/stat…</a></p>— Torii Hunter Jr. (@THunterJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/THunterJr/status/293463254116732928" data-datetime="2013-01-21T21:01:07+00:00">January 21, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[PraetorianND]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/moosey2taasty">moosey2taasty</a> yeah man I'm 10x better from 3weeks ago, hopefully I can stay ahead of schedule w/ my PT so I can be out there this summer</p>— Torii Hunter Jr. (@THunterJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/THunterJr/status/294646294633410560">January 25, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[4irishnation]

Good to hear

 

[Pa Golden Tate Fan]

Torri is featured in this week's Sports Illustrated.

 

[Ironman8]

Signed