Jake Rodrigues broke his leg (or did he dislocate his ankle?

[maxduck]

A bit more information but I'm not sure what to make of it...Gimenez said Rodrigues had his leg placed in a cast and will have surgery to insert a plate into his leg.. Are plates common or reserved for more severe fractures?

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/20/406778 ... z1eMkenbdj

[woundedknees]

Since Rodriguez planted his foot and spun as it fractured, the plate may be necessary for stability...

[Jduck]

Per ESPN Insider

Rodrigues is one tough kid
Rocklin (Calif.) Whitney quarterback Jake Rodrigues had his season ended on Friday with a gruesome leg injury that some called the worst they had ever seen. Rodriguez, an Oregon commit and a standout at the Elite 11 camp, broke his fibula and dislocated his ankle on a running play early in the fourth quarter.

“I was gagging and queezing all night, even hours after the game,” Whitney tight end Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick said. “His foot was pointing the other direction of where it was supposed to go. It was the worst thing I had ever seen but he was actually laughing about in the ambulance. He’s a tough kid and we watched the USC-Oregon game Saturday and he was already in good spirits.”

Rodriguez, who was supposed to take his official visit to Eugene last weekend, said despite the injury, he still plans to graduate early and will enroll at Oregon in time for spring practice.

[UOducksTK1]

At least it ain't the knee..

[RebelDuck]

I'm no expert on how serious a dislocated ankle can be but glad for him it was just the fibula that was broke and not the tibia.