Bates fractured ankle

Out for a while.

 

fractured? yeah, he's out for a long while.

 

He is out the whole year--no big loss compared to him being just hurt and trying to play.

 

The word out tonight on WFMY here in Greensboro is the Cowboys took him out on purpose.

They showed the replay and they crunched him pretty good high/low.

They also showed Bates talking shit to the Cowboys side line as he was carted off.

Just another reason to hate the Cowboys.

 

I seriously doubt it was something on purpose. what would their motive be to take a guy out in the 2nd pre-season game. was it a vet that hit him or some guy taking up a roster spot for another week or two?

 

The kickoff had went through the endzone on the play, there was no need for the injury to happen. Payback comes to Dallas in October. Don't be surprised with a penalty filled games and an assload of fines afterwards.

 

[/QUOTE] Panthers | Bates Out For Year – Team Angered - posted at KFFL (http://nfl.kffl.com)
7:05 PT: As an update to previous reports, the Charlotte Observer reports the Carolina Panthers confirmed KR Michael Bates (ankle) will be out for the year after undergoing surgery Sunday to repair his broken ankle. He is expected to be placed on injured reserve. The team was not very happy with the way the injury went down, though. Reports out of Panthers’ camp say Bates was injured on an illegal hit

 

pleez people...don't start whining about injuries in the NFL.

 

Illegal? maybe - premeditated? I doubt it.. I watched the tape several times. should have been a penalty for holding as defender #1 wraps up Bates and tackles him (low) as the second defender hits him high and folds him over. I just don't buy into the "out to get him" thing

 

you're right, nobody was out to get anybody. the fact is that bates is one of the best specail teams players in the league and by being so good, he puts a bullseye on his chest because the other team will be accounting for him and making every attempt to make his job harder.

I personally would question why he was out there in the first place with a bunch of guys whose only hope to make the team is to do something on specail teams....you know someone is going to push it to hard and do something illegal. why not wait until games 3 and 4 when less scrubs are in the games.