Report: Lavonte David Has Low Ankle Sprain
October 11th, 2021
Bucs ILB Lavonte David.
If this report is accurate, it is certainly very good news that initially appeared to be a horrible incident.
Yesterday Bucs star linebacker Lavonte David, the heart and soul of the defense, appeared to blow out a knee when he was undercut from behind in friendly fire by Ndamukong Suh.
After the game, Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians termed the injury a high ankle sprain. That injury, while much better than a blown ACL, often lands a guy on the shelf for weeks. Now NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport claims David had a low ankle sprain, which is much less severe.
Not surprisingly, David is expected to miss Thursday’s game against the Eagles but after that, it is unknown per Rapoport.
#Bucs LB Lavonte David suffered a low-ankle sprain in Sunday’s win and is expected to miss some time, source said. That means he’s out Thursday and week-to-week after that.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 11, 2021
News cannot get much better for David. The Bucs’ schedule is rather soft in the coming weeks.
Joe would be OK if David sat out an extra game or two. The Bucs should be OK without him given the level of opponents. Get David back when he is 100 percent and rested. An NFL old man like David can use the extra rest.
We should get more clarity on David’s status when Arians is scheduled to speak late this afternoon.
October 11th, 2021 at 12:57 pm
Besides the obvious, can the armchair doctors of this site explain the difference between an apparently more serious high-ankle sprain and an implied less severe low-ankle sprain? I manage construction so it’s all just “ankles” to me!
October 11th, 2021 at 12:59 pm
Very good news and I suspect it is true……Rapoport is usually right…suspect he’ll be in action for the Bears.
October 11th, 2021 at 1:04 pm
I’m not an armchair doctor, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, so I looked it up. A high ankle sprain involves a different set of ligaments versus a common ankle sprain. In a nutshell, it takes longer for those ligaments to heal.
October 11th, 2021 at 1:06 pm
Great news. heal well LVD. heart sank when he went down…
October 11th, 2021 at 1:06 pm
Leighroy…I looked it up. The high ankle sprain involves the ligaments above the ankle…on the inside of the knee…kind of like a tendon and MCL involvement. The low ankle sprain involves tendons and ligaments at below the ankle. 1-3 vs 4-6 weeks for most NFL players, so I’ve read.
Beyond that, I’m certainly open to professional enlightenment.
October 11th, 2021 at 1:13 pm
geez , you guys make up your minds already ! last night it was a knee injury, then it was a high sprain, now a low sprain. I guess next it will be a lis franc, then a turf toe, then he will be all better.
October 11th, 2021 at 1:14 pm
Any idea when we might see bunting back? Saints game or after?
October 11th, 2021 at 1:18 pm
‘News cannot get much better for David. The Bucs’ schedule is rather soft in the coming weeks.’
This the type of attitude that will get your a&ss kicked. Let’s not talk in this manner. EVERY game is tough.
October 11th, 2021 at 1:24 pm
bux…with the pain and swelling, and without an MRI showing more of the tissue damage, I think it would be difficult to tell. Frankly, unless you see a broken bone or a torn ligament or something, I’d think a definitive prognosis would be pretty tough within a 12 hour period or so.
October 11th, 2021 at 1:26 pm
great news!!!
October 11th, 2021 at 1:31 pm
I’ve had both low and high. Low ankle sprains are the more common garden-variety sprains most here have probably experienced. They’re a pain in the ass but they tend to heal fairly quickly, usually within two or three weeks with RICE rehab (google it if you have to).
High ankle sprains are the freaking worst. They can take a year to recover, sometimes even longer. Much more restrictive on your movement as well. Michael Thomas had a high ankle sprain from Game 1 last season, when Sean Payton tried rubbing the Saints victory into the Buc faces. He missed lots of games and when he came back he was ineffective. It required surgery, which is something he delayed until the last minute during the preseason.
October 11th, 2021 at 1:57 pm
Great news!, any updates on Gronk?
October 11th, 2021 at 2:03 pm
If low ankle sprain he will return much quicker
High ankle takes more time
Good news – if true
October 11th, 2021 at 2:15 pm
LVD is one lucky SOB! That’s really good news for him and the Bucs!
October 11th, 2021 at 3:11 pm
LVD had a left ankle sprain in 2017 when playing against the Vikings.
October 11th, 2021 at 5:44 pm
He will probably not play against the Eagles. Bucs had better be ready. Eagles Defense is playing well. Could be a..Trap game?