Flypaste Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Not sure if this is helpful, but I came across this today. Jul 26 2005 8:40AM Pat Yasinskas, of the Charlotte Observer, reports Carolina Panthers RB Stephen Davis (knee) will have a physical Friday, July 29. The results will help determine his status for training camp that starts Saturday, July 30. Fantasy Impact: Results have been fairly positive so far for Davis. He is hoping to get in some training camp and participate in a couple preseason games before the season starts. Source: KFFL.com Jul 24 2005 1:52AM Darin Gantt, of the Rock Hill Herald, reports agent David Canter said Carolina Panthers RB Stephen Davis (knee) "sounds like he's ready," to practice, though that probably won't happen for several more weeks. Canter said he speaks with Davis regularly, and his rehabilitation from last November's microfracture surgery on his right knee has gone well. Although Davis is unlikely to see any action early in training camp, Canter said he thought it was realistic that Davis could play in one or two preseason games. Fantasy Impact: This bodes well for Davis starting at running back. Davis is another boom or bust pick. We believe the Panthers will give him first chance to start because of his track record. Source: KFFL.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE SIX KINGS Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Panthers' Davis likely to be placed on active/PUP list By Len Pasquarelli ESPN.com Updated: July 28, 2005, 1:48 PM ET Still rehabilitating from knee surgery, three-time Pro Bowl tailback Stephen Davis will not be ready to practice at the outset of the Carolina Panthers training camp, and the club is expected to place him on the active/physically unable to perform list on Friday. Team officials have conceded that Davis, who played in just two games in 2004 and who underwent the controversial microfracture surgery on his right knee, will not pass the club physical upon reporting to camp. By placing him on the active/PUP list, the Panthers then have the option of removing Davis at any time in camp, once he passes a physical. Carolina reports to camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C., Davis' hometown, on Friday and the team's first practice is Saturday morning. "It's something that was anticipated," said general manager Marty Hurney, who said that Davis has not suffered any setbacks in rehabilitation, and is on pace for recovery. "It will give him some more time to rehab." Davis, 31, will not be able to practice with the Panthers until he passes a physical. The team has offered no timetable for when he might be able to return and there remains some speculation that the knee surgery could eventually force Davis into retirement. The microfracture procedure, in which holes are drilled into the kneecap to promote the blood flow to the area, has produced mixed results over the years for other players. It was used on Davis in an effort to curb the severe swelling that plagued the veteran tailback in the early part of the 2004 season. Backup tailback DeShaun Foster, the heir apparent to the starting job and a talented back who provides a different dimension than Davis, also is coming off an injury-filled season in which he appeared in only four games because of a shoulder injury. The speedy Foster, a legitimate outside threat, has suffered through knee problems in the past. The Panthers addressed their uncertainty at the position in the draft, selecting former Louisville star Eric Shelton in the second round. Shelton was still not signed on Thursday but there were indications a deal is close. With the situation so unsettled, the rookie figures to log plenty of snaps if he is in camp. A nine-year veteran, Davis helped power the Panthers to a Super Bowl XXXVIII berth during the 2003 season, rushing for a career-best 1,444 yards. But the heavy workload he has carried during a career that also featured seven seasons with the Washington Redskins has clearly taken a physical toll on him. Davis has carried 1,725 times for 7,326 yards and 53 touchdowns. He has four seasons in which he rushed for 1,000 yards but also averaged 324 carries in the four years in which he started 14 or more games. Given the rules of the physically unable to perform list, Carolina could eventually face a tough decision with Davis. If he is not ready to play by the end of camp, the team might have to move him to the reserve-PUP list which, by definition, would sideline Davis for at least the first six weeks of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 this has got to hurt Foster's value...I think I'll rank Julius Jones ahead of him now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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