Kindle moves to rehab facility

**AirFlacco** · 08-04-2010, 01:15 PM

Kindle will be moved to a rehab facility next week. He is still
in hospital.

HARBs spoke to him and said he is in good spirits.

Guys on sunspot were surprised but insurance companies don't like to keep
you in hospital for long, which brings up a point. Is he even
insured? He hasn't signed yet and was a college student.

ObamaCare doesn't kick in for 4 years.

Our prayers and God's speed to Sergio.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/spor...next_week.html

**RavenScallywag** · 08-04-2010, 01:24 PM

Is he still old enough to be on his parent's insurance?

Harbaugh said he expects to see him in Baltimore this year still. Personally, I am not so convinced, I think he's out for the year, which is the safest option.

**DVGN** · 08-04-2010, 01:50 PM

I'm sure the Ravens are paying for his healthcare. It'd be pretty tacky if they didn't. Plus, it's obviously in their best interest that he gets the best care possible.

The New York Giants paid all the expenses for unsigned draftee Chad Jones' care after a car accident that resulted in the loss of a foot. The guy has no possibility of a football career, but his team took care of him and, apparently, threw him a couple hundred thousand bucks to soften the blow of a career-ending injury.

I'd like to think that the Ravens would do at least as much.

**jonboy79** · 08-04-2010, 02:28 PM

A lot of insurance companies allow college student children up to 25.

That said, this is already up into the several hundred thousand dollar range in bills, I would guess.

I wish him a speedy and complete recovery, but I don't expect to see him in purple until next training camp.

**AirFlacco** · 08-04-2010, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by DVGN

I'm sure the Ravens are paying for his healthcare. It'd be pretty tacky if they didn't. Plus, it's obviously in their best interest that he gets the best care possible.

The New York Giants paid all the expenses for unsigned draftee Chad Jones' care after a car accident that resulted in the loss of a foot. The guy has no possibility of a football career, but his team took care of him and, apparently, threw him a couple hundred thousand bucks to soften the blow of a career-ending injury.

I'd like to think that the Ravens would do at least as much.

Great, great post and thank you.

I didn't know that about Giants. Great story. No corporate greed there-
right Galen-lol?

I'd sure like to think the Ravens were paying for him.

I remember when Len Bias died the Celtics still paid out the contract
to his mother.

**Raven Nurse** · 08-04-2010, 09:09 PM

If he needs rehab from a skull fracture he is seriously set back and I would venture a guess that he won't play this year at least. This is not like an acl injury.. I am very worried about his career now.

**CRZA938** · 08-04-2010, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by DVGN

The New York Giants paid all the expenses for unsigned draftee Chad Jones' care after a car accident that resulted in the loss of a foot.

Is this a fact? I am not disputing it, only that I hadn't heard his foot was amputated.

**AirFlacco** · 08-04-2010, 09:41 PM

Someone posted this on Sunspot:

I have some family that work for that hospital he stays in at dallas from what they have been telling me some of his motor skills are off because of the injury they didn't specify exactly what skills but from they are saying he won't be playin any football anytime soon.

**DVGN** · 08-04-2010, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by CRZA938

Is this a fact? I am not disputing it, only that I hadn't heard his foot was amputated.

You're right. I was going by memory, and for some reason remembered that he had his foot amputated.

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/giants...xt18pGPjHmOUtL (Headline: Giants draft pick Jones could lose foot after car accident)

So, it was apparently close, but the doctors did manage to save his foot.

**TTRaven** · 08-04-2010, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by DVGN

The New York Giants paid all the expenses for unsigned draftee Chad Jones' care after a car accident that resulted in the loss of a foot. The guy has no possibility of a football career, but his team took care of him and, apparently, threw him a couple hundred thousand bucks to soften the blow of a career-ending injury.

I'd like to think that the Ravens would do at least as much.

Chad Jones signed a contract with the Giants on June 11th. He received a bonus of nearly $826,000. The Giants waived him and will likely place him on the non-football injury list.

**overRAYted52** · 08-05-2010, 02:11 PM

Wow, you really have to be worried about the young man. A contract needs to be the last thing on his mind.

**The Fanatic** · 08-05-2010, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Raven Nurse

If he needs rehab from a skull fracture he is seriously set back and I would venture a guess that he won't play this year at least. This is not like an acl injury.. I am very worried about his career now.

Behind closed doors, I bet the Ravens are as well.
You don't hear much out of them (partially because of HIPA laws), but there is definitely a problem here.
Dude has been in the hospital for like two week\s now.
Nobody stays in the hospital that long for an injury unless it is severely severe, or you are possibly going to die if you leave.
Doubt his injury is like threatening, but carreer threatening?
Highly probable!

You go to rehab facilitys to learn how to do basic things in life again like walk, talk, lift your arms to eat, etc.

I'd be shocked if this guy gets medically released at any point to go to a profession and position that basically has you propel yourself head first to colide with others at high impact over and over and over again.

It's a damn shame for him personally and for the team.

Certainly would be a gracious thing to do if the team took care of his medical bills, etc., but offering a contract right now IMO would be ill advised to say the least.