DeAndre Brown – Southern Miss – breaks leg during bowl game (tibia and fibula)
Five minutes into the game, Brown caught a pass for a nine-yard gain to set the school single-season receptions mark. Then, on the next USM drive with the Golden Eagles at the Troy 30-yard line, Brown broke free on a route near the left sideline. Quarterback Austin Davis lofted a pass, but just as Brown planted his left foot, it seemed to catch in the turf. He tumbled to the ground while trying to extend for the ball. Brown immediately began to clutch at his lower left leg, holding it up in the air as part of the leg dangled at an impossible angle. It was one of the more gruesome injuries you are likely to see, and you had to wonder: Is his story headed for a heartbreaking ending?
A cart immediately was rushed out as teammates and USM medical staff hovered over him before the freshman was driven off with the leg in an air cast. The crowd began chanting “De-An-dre! De-An-dre!” Brown was rushed to Tulane Medical Center, where he was diagnosed with a fractured left tibia.
USM went on to rally without its star to win 30-27 in overtime. Afterward, Tony Hughes, the USM istant who had recruited Brown, remarked how bittersweet the victory was. “They only thing you can do when you see something like that is start praying,” Hughes said. “It’s so sad. He’s such a good kid.”
However, as shocking as it might sound after seeing such a horrific break, Brown might not miss a game in 2009. According to The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger, Brown was to undergo surgery Sunday night as soon as he arrived back in Hattiesburg.
“It’s a clean break,” USM orthopedic physician Lance Line told The Clarion-Ledger’s Tyler Cleveland late Sunday night. “We’re going to operate tonight in Hattiesburg, and he will definitely miss all of spring practice, but if everything goes perfectly the rehab should take about six months.”
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Posted in tulane medical school
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Jock o rama !!!! I …
Jock o rama !!!! I wish this happend to every Jock!!!!!!
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
just dont see it …
just dont see it happening
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
ACTUALLY THERE IS …
ACTUALLY THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY. i went to the same high school as him and his sophmore year he broke his leg in the same spot and when he sepped on it wrong it was still brittle i dont know but this guy is freaking amazing at what he does and he will definanlty go pro if he gets back and going. were thinking about you down here in mississippi bro get better we need you next year.
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
6 months and he’ll …
6 months and he’ll be playing again.
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
tavares williams in …
tavares williams in the back is like “oohh t”
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
no that man wont be …
no that man wont be back it reminds me of prothrow!!! and i feel bad for southern miss cause deondre is really good
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Ouch. that’s the …
Ouch. that’s the first time I have seen the actual break. DeAndre is tough. He’ll be back!
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
had 2 hurt
had 2 hurt
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
OH SNAP!!!!!
OH SNAP!!!!!
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
And elitists are …
And elitists are always right.
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
It would be nice to …
It would be nice to read comments without the incredible profanity some of you use…
“Little minds say little things”
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
wtf that guys leg …
wtf that guys leg just gave out…no contact or anything there must be more to the story
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
oh. my bad. i got …
oh. my bad. i got them mixed up.
i feel really stupid now =/
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
u c Gamegangsta u r …
u c Gamegangsta u r the dumbest retard u think this is FAKE u think breaking a bone is fake
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
dude that in …
dude that in sucks
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Why the thumbs down …
Why the thumbs down? Have you *seen* his legs? With bones that long, if you come down the wrong way on one of them running full speed, bone strength will only go so far.
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Where did you get …
Where did you get this information? Prothro completely fractured both his tibia and fibula, and it ended his career. DeAndre broke only his left tibia; if all goes well, he might be able to return in late August/early September when the season starts. They may or may not redshirt him for medical reasons.
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
he broke his tibia …
he broke his tibia AND fibia! do you seriously think he’ll be ready by August?!?!?
Tyrone Prothro broke ONE of his leg bones, and he was out for the next two seasons!
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
omg i hope he gona …
omg i hope he gona ready for next season tho
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
tibia and fibia
tibia and fibia
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
How the could …
How the could that be fake you dumbass
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
You guys are …
You guys are ing idiots if you think that is fake or the least bit funny. Now if he had done it too himself doing something stupid than it would be en hilarious.
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
fake
fake
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
That’s what you get …
That’s what you get when you’re 6′6″ (and still growing), too.
December 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
I had this same …
I had this same freak injury when I was thirteen playing baseball. It was gruesome to see at the time and it really ended any innocense about this world, but believe it or not I was playing 9th grade football that fall. I have suffered an ankle and knee injury as an adult and I would have to say a nasty clean break is maybe better than a joint injury. Good luck DeAndre. I hope you will be fine and actually think it was good that it wasn’t a knee.