Freak Accident May Cost Guard Matt McChesney Football Career
by Sayre Bedinger on May 16, 2010 10:01 AM MDT
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Mike Klis of the Denver Post is reporting that Broncos guard Matt McChesney suffered an ankle injury when he was struck by a golf cart, an injury he speculates could end the career of the lineman.
McChesney was getting out of his own cart to hit his ball when reportedly a trailing cart accidentally hit him on the same ankle in which he had sugery last offseason. Klis indicated that the Broncos have reached out to McChesney and offered him the chance to rehab his ankle and come to training camp, a strong sign that the team would like to have him for some depth and competition going into the regular season.
The fifth year lineman dubbed his career "a long road," and rightfully so. He has spent time in New York as a defensive tackle and special teams player before he switched to guard and moved South to Miami. He signed with the Broncos before the 2009 season.
Other injuries have prevented McChesney from having any semblance of a normal NFL career, and this golf cart incident may be the last straw.
McChesney is a former University of Colorado player who has the versatility to play both sides of the line, but who has only played guard and center in his time with the Broncos.
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Bummer
Best wishes to Matt. Good to see the Broncos are reaching out to help him.
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by broncosmontana on May 16, 2010 10:05 AM MDT reply actions
Shame
Its a tough hard slog being a pro athlete, and Matt has already had a longer career than most. Its tough to see a guy end it with injury but an off field issue is even harder. Good luck to him, whatever happens.
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by TheMastermind on May 16, 2010 10:07 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
Good thing we claimed S. Daniels off waivers this week
Hopefully this turns out to be minor, so that he can join his team in TC.
From the DP, with these offseason injuries and known surgeries for Harris and Hochstein, our current lineup appears to be:
Tyler Polumbus at left tackle, Seth Olsen at left guard, J.D. Walton at center, Chris Kuper at right guard and Zane Beadles at right tackle.
Yipes. We need guys competing at G/C, big time.
"All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses." Friedrich Nietzsche
Putting Polumbus on the weak side may be a bad idea.
He got pushed around on the string side last year subbing for Harris. I’ll say this, if Polumbus plays left tackle thenTebow’s starting…
by bfree2bronc on May 16, 2010 11:20 AM MDT up reply actions
That's a scary thought
Clady’s expected to play by the time the season starts. Hopefully, that will be the case.
Seeing Beadles play for Harris is a possibility – toes take forever and a day to heal.
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bfree
if Polumbus plays left tackle thenTebow’s starting…
Man, I thought that you liked Tebow…..just kidding. I think that if Polumbus starts at LT, we should put in the guy who won’t make the team next year – whoever we’re not depending on and who gets crunched so that we have a QB corps by the end of September. Even being left handed (which I assumed was the point of your comment) won’t help a guy who has to eat the ball as the defensive team photo descends on him.
I suspect that either Clady or Harris will be starting opening day, making the issue a little less dark, but if that’s the opening line, it could be a long 1st half of the season.
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Yikes, indeed.
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by Tempestuous Binary on May 16, 2010 12:44 PM MDT up reply actions
This really is unfortunate, and hopefully he can recover.
But don’t these professional athletes realize how dangerous golf is? What was he thinking? :-)
All on the oline, too. can't catch a break.
Football aside, I wish all these guys a speedy recovery and long health.
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Tough injury to take, being so random.
Hopefully he doesn’t decide to quit and comes back strong than ever.
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by Tempestuous Binary on May 16, 2010 12:45 PM MDT reply actions
This stuff is getting ridiculous.
I get people being upset with Big Ben for riding his motorcycle without a helmet, and Marshall putting his hand through a TV. Careless. But Clady was just playing basketball! How harmless could that be? Now we know. But a freakin’ golf cart accident?! Really?! Next thing we know some guy will get cut on a shard of water while taking a shower, or choke on some thick air somewhere. Health is fragile. Hear me, Broncos? Don’t go licking any envelopes or stacking papers. No manicures, and definitely no pedicures. Don’t eat chicken or fish, ‘cause of the bones, and DEFINITELY don’t ride bikes, skateboards, rollerblades, or, God forbid, go for a walk in the park. Just remain in stasis until the season opener, and we’ll be fine, K? Thanks.
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Good luck buddy
I really hope you recover and come back to help us on the o line. I also am really tired of reading the words “freak accident” and “Broncos” in the same sentence. I would however really like to see the words “Phillip Rivers” and “soiled himself” in the same sentence some time soon.
by OrangeandBlue27 on May 16, 2010 3:41 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
Sad story best of luck for speedy recovery
Still a class organization…reaching out.
oc60
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Concentrate the mind on the present moment."
What I wonder
Although its not near as important, but how is the guy Clady landed on? And what shape is the golf cart in?
by Warren Todd on May 16, 2010 6:09 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
LOL. Right?
The headline should have read “Golf Cart Destroyed by Herculean Ankle.”
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Another o-line injury.....this sucks
I wish the guy all the best and hopefully he recovers ok.
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Best of luck on the recovery Matt
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Damn
I have a feeling about how this went down. He and his buddies were probably drinkin’ some brews, perhaps takin’ some pulls from the flask, playin’ some golf, and then F’in around on the golf carts starts sounding like a better idea as time goes by. It has happened before. Now I’m not blaming McChesney, I’m blaming his friends. How does someone in their right (sober) mind speed up along side another cart close enough to run him over as he is stepping out of the cart? It’s unfortunate, I hope he recovers soon
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by manbearpig5000000 on May 17, 2010 1:43 AM MDT reply actions
Whoa there.
Guy maybe just didn’t see him get out.
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by Tempestuous Binary on May 17, 2010 3:40 AM MDT up reply actions
How can you miss an NFL Offensive Lineman?!?!
That’s like saying a Semi was in your blind spot.
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"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
Wow.
Talk about a ridiculously “tragic” way to end a career. Let’s hope Klis is just a blowhard (guess we don’t need to hope) and Matt can come back from this.
Who says golf isn’t a dangerous sport? Drinking, driving and clubs.
"You can make mistakes, but you are not a failure until you blame others for those mistakes." -John Wooden
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