Tomas Hertl Jersey Jerick McKinnon on ACL: 'I don't feel like I rushed back' Published: Sep 03, 2018 at 03:16 PM Austin Knoblauch running back mi sed most of the preseason with a strained right calf. On Saturday, he was taking part in his first full practice se sion since the injury when . McKinnon doesn't believe he or the took risks in getting him back on the practice field coming off the previous injury -- and he doesn't believe the injuries are related. "I don't feel like I rushed back," McKinnon . "That was the plan ... that's what we went with. I felt good at practice. It just so happened, I made a cut and Joonas Donskoi Jersey I tore my ACL. That's all it was." A simple move during an 11-on-11 drill shattered what was one of the more eagerly anticipated storylines of the 2018 season. After signing a four-year, $30 million contract with the team in March, McKinnon was expected to be the go-to guy in the ' running game. Instead, fans will have to wait another year to see if he's capable of being a strong complement to the -led offense. McKinnon immediately knew his knee was in serious trouble when he went down. Realizing he'd mi s the season opener against the -- his former team -- was difficult to accept. "I was more devastated when it happened, just the feeling knowing that it wouldn't be San Jose Sharks Jersey all right for Week 1," McKinnon said. "This game probably meant a lot to me than maybe anybody else, just going against my former team and stuff like that. So, when it happened and I felt it, I would probably say that initial thought of like 'Dang, I'm not going to have a week to Marc-Edouard Vlasic Jersey get my knee right' was probably the worst feeling." McKinnon, who was placed on injured reserve Monday, will undergo surgery once the swelling in his knee goes down. Until his return, he plans to be the ' "biggest cheerleader." "You can't sit here and be down about it the whole time or feel sorry for myself because that's not going to do nothing but just set me back even more," McKinnon said. "I'm here to root these guys on, make sure they stay straight and we all hit our team's goals that we've been talking about since I got here." I just want to thank everybody for the encouraging me sages , calls, love and support. Im so grateful to have so many loving people in my life . This is a ble sing in disguise I will be back stronger than ever in 2019!!! Jerick Mckinnon (@JetMckinnon1) This article has been reproduced in Patrick Marleau Jersey a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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