Twitter: Mike Brown: Redskins announce Griffin knee injury is a knee sprain MRI showed

[flexxskins]

https://twitter.com/MikeJonesWaPo/st...33852268306432

Could have been worse.

[ddub52]

Whew. Glad to hear that. This will probably get merged though.

[flexxskins]

This will probably get merged though.

I just got a MRI update and wanted to let everyone know ASAP because I haven't seen any MRI news here.

It is relieving news that it's not a ACL.

[youngchew]

I just got a MRI update and wanted to let everyone know ASAP because I haven't seen any MRI news here.

It is relieving news that it's not a ACL.

I appreciate it, thanks for creating a separate post so we could get the news quickly, which was your intention. Not clicking and scrolling through a 20+ page thread.

Good news, and I agree with everybody else. We should be able to beat Cleveland without Robert, so let him chill next week.

[ddub52]

I just got a MRI update and wanted to let everyone know ASAP because I haven't seen any MRI news here.

It is relieving news that it's not a ACL.

I have no problem with it. But when I saw a thread about his injury update I figured theyd merge

[superozman]

Still could be out a bit, maybe a week or so, but with the medications around to numb stuff he could be playing vs. Cleveland!

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Still could be out a bit, maybe a week or so, but with the medications around to numb stuff he could be playing vs. Cleveland!

He could...but I like knowing that he should have a chance to lead us again if we keep winning.

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

Still could be out a bit, maybe a week or so, but with the medications around to numb stuff he could be playing vs. Cleveland!

If we can't beat Cleveland with or without Robert, we don't deserve to get into the playoffs. (Cue the 'Cleveland aren't a bad team' crowd. They are.).

Hail.

[s0crates]

If we can't beat Cleveland with or without Robert, we don't deserve to get into the playoffs. (Cue the 'Cleveland aren't a bad team' crowd. They are.).

Hail.

Not saying I disagree, but I don't think we should be taking Cleveland too lightly either. They are on a winning streak.

[afkidd]

Not saying I disagree, but I don't think we should be taking Cleveland too lightly either. They are on a winning streak.

it's the NFL, every team is pretty close in terms of skill. the players aren't taking cleveland lightly.

[justice98]

it's the NFL, every team is pretty close in terms of skill. the players aren't taking cleveland lightly.

And definitely not A) with RG3 injured, and B) knowing they have no real margin for error. Under the circumstances, they can't afford to take anything for granted.

[skinsfan07]

Still could be out a bit, maybe a week or so, but with the medications around to numb stuff he could be playing vs. Cleveland!

He's a warrior. I wouldn't be surprised if he played. But I wouldn't be upset with Cousins playing either.

[SirClintonPortis]

I guess the tear is not a complete one. A sprain is a tear, but w/e.

[rdskn4eva]

I guess the tear is not a complete one. A sprain is a tear, but w/e.

I dont think a sprain is a tear. You might be thinking of a strain:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strain_(injury)

[No_Pressure]

http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/knee...kneesprain.htm

A knee sprain means that you have injured one of the ligaments around the knee joint. Saying you have a "knee sprain" is not a terribly useful diagnosis for two reasons:

First: it does not tell you which ligament is injured. This is important because different ligaments are treated very differently. For example, ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries often need surgical reconstruction. On the other hand MCL (medial collateral ligament) injuries seldom require surgery.

Second: it does not tell you how badly the ligament is injured. The reason this is important is that minor injuries usually require minor treatment. More severe injuries may require more substantial treatment, rehabilitation, and possibly surgery.

Also Known As: Knee ligament tear, knee ligament injury