Steelers Mason Rudolph reportedly nearly punctured aorta in Week 16 loss to Jets

On Christmas Eve, the officially ended quarterback season by . Rudolph suffered a sternoclavicular joint dislocation after two defenders hit him simultaneously in the third quarter during the Week 16, 16-10 lo s.According to Gerry Dulac of the Jose Berrios Jersey The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, trainers initially thought Rudolph suffered a dislocated left shoulder, but ."I thought it was a bad AC sprain," Rudolph said. "I played a couple more plays and throws Jake Odorizzi Jersey with it. Adrenaline was still pumping. Once I came over to the sideline it stiffened up and I was like, 'I can't even move my left arm or left side of my body.' It was pretty painful."The injury ended up being a posterior sternoclavicular dislocation -- an injury that can threaten several vital structures near the medial clavicle -- including the trachea and Glen Perkins Jersey aorta. It's an injury usually a sociated with car accidents and is considered an emergency. wide receiver actually ."They were worried it would puncture my aorta," Rudolph said. "It was very scary Anibal Sanchez Jersey ."Rudolph underwent surgery shortly after the Steelers arrived home in Pittsburgh, and he was kept in a trauma unit for three days after the fact.The former third-round pick finished this season with 1,765 pa sing yards, 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He's been in a bit of a quarterback battle with for much of the year, but head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters on Tuesday that he's comfortable moving forward with Rudolph as the backup to . It's been mostly a forgettable campaign for the third-year quarterback, but at least the injury he suffered last week was not Robbie Grossman Jersey as bad as it could have been.
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