Until Baltimore summoned him on Aug. 11, after Jamal Lewis tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left
knee in training camp, Allen was unemployed and had figured on spending the fall watching high school and college games in and around his hometown of Commerce, Ga..
Meanwhile, in Minnesota, Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater badly injured
his knee in training camp, prompting the Vikings to send a first - round pick to the Eagles for Bradford.
Not exact matches
Training camp began, and now was when Marcus could dust himself off and shine, impress his coaches and nip at the heels of backfield incumbent Frank Gore, himself a comeback case from two major
knee injuries
in college.
He hurt his left
knee during
training camp in» 97, reached an injury settlement with the Jets and after re-signing with the Niners, spent the season on injured reserve.
Smith didn't help matters when he banged
knees with fellow defensive end Jim Jeffcoat late
in training camp, then had physical games
in the first three weeks of the season.
In training camp, Burfict started a brawl with his own team when he tackled running back Gio Bernard by diving at his
knees.
But when Bentley blew his
knee out
in Browns
training camp, Savage made a deal with the Eagles for Hank Fraley, a five - year vet out of Robert Morris.
Dejan Lovren is also expected to miss the match with a
knee problem while Daniel Sturridge is yet to fully recover from a virus which caused him to leave the club's warm - weather
training camp in Spain earlier this month.
The 27 - year - old centre - back missed games against Hull City and Tottenham Hotspur along with last week's warm weather
training camp in La Manga, Spain due to the
knee problem.