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1.) He hasn’t looked the same since that 2015 foot injury
Gaines had a great rookie year in 2014 filling in for CB Trumaine Johnson when he went down with a MCL injury. In 2015 though with raised expectations, Gaines suffered a Lisfranc injury in practice and missed the entire season.
Last year, he was hampered by lower body injuries early on, an outcome that’s frequent for players coming back from feet injuries. Being able to put full weight on the foot and resume a full range of motion can be hard to resume with confidence. Oftentimes, the player overcompensates for this in other ways physically that lead to injury. Like limping, but yanno...at much higher speeds and force.
The question is if Gaines can resume his pre-injury form. Hopefully, this year’s offseason allowed him to truly get back to full health and head into 2017 at 100%.
Gaines had a great rookie year in 2014 filling in for CB Trumaine Johnson when he went down with a MCL injury. In 2015 though with raised expectations, Gaines suffered a Lisfranc injury in practice and missed the entire season.
Last year, he was hampered by lower body injuries early on, an outcome that’s frequent for players coming back from feet injuries. Being able to put full weight on the foot and resume a full range of motion can be hard to resume with confidence. Oftentimes, the player overcompensates for this in other ways physically that lead to injury. Like limping, but yanno...at much higher speeds and force.
The question is if Gaines can resume his pre-injury form. Hopefully, this year’s offseason allowed him to truly get back to full health and head into 2017 at 100%.
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