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Griffin and team owner Daniel Snyder arrived at the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Tuesday for further evaluation of Griffin’s injured right knee by surgeon James Andrews. As of 4 p.m., the examination was continuing, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. It wasn’t clear how long the visit would last or which tests were being conducted, the person said.
Reported by the Washington Post
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The QB and the team expected to gain greater clarity about the damage to Griffin’s right knee, which he re-injured in Sunday night’s 24-14 playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks. An MRI conducted Sunday night, several hours after Griffin left the game, indicated that the rookie had suffered possible partial tears to his anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments. There were conflicting opinions among Redskins’ doctors about whether the results showed old injuries or fresh ones, HC Mike Shanahan said Monday. The team sent Griffin for an extensive examination by Andrews, a top orthopedic surgeon. One person with knowledge of the situation said it was possible that Griffin would have exploratory surgery on the knee. ... Stay tuned.
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