To correct a more serious injury than first thought, defensive end Sam Hubbard of the Cincinnati Bengals had major ankle surgery. Along with a TightRope procedure on his right ankle, the surgery included a full restoration of his deltoid. Despite playing less well in the final seven games of the season, Hubbard made a comeback after missing two games in the middle of the previous campaign due to an ankle ailment.
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He said the issue troubled him during training camp, and subsequent testing revealed severe ankle instability that required considerable surgery. After a lengthy offseason of effort, Hubbard is hopeful about getting back to form despite the difficulties. He expressed thankfulness for not having any cartilage damage.
He needed extensive offseason surgery due to a right ankle injury that held him out of two games the previous season. Hubbard disclosed on Monday that he underwent a TightRope treatment to rehabilitate his ankle and a full deltoid reconstruction.
“I’m thankful that I made it out with no cartilage damage and stuff like that, but it’s all fixed,” Hubbard stated.
The Ohio State player, who is in his seventh year, stated that he was affected by the problem even during training camp in 2023. It did, however, get worse as the year went on. In a Week 9 victory over the Buffalo Bills, he seemed to worsen the injury and missed the following two games. It turned out to be more than just a typical ankle sprain after a fluoroscopy at the end of the season.
“There was a lot of instability (in the ankle) that we found out later,” Hubbard stated.”You weren’t aware of it until we entered there, but it probably ought to have been fixed sooner.”
Playing through the problem, he explained, was to improve the Bengals’ chances of winning without quarterback Joe Burrow.
