After struggling a fractured fibula in Week 11, Baltimore Ravens tight finish Mark Andrews went to inventive lengths to provide himself an opportunity at being able to return in time for the postseason.
A full participant in Ravens follow Wednesday, Andrews is on monitor to play in Saturday’s divisional spherical matchup towards the Houston Texans, and he could have Corridor of Fame wideout Terrell Owens partially to thank.
Whereas talking with reporters on Wednesday, Andrews endlessly praised the Ravens’ medical employees for his progress and offering a transparent path again to the sector. Nevertheless, he additionally credited using a hyperbaric oxygen chamber in his rehab, which he says has helped pace up the therapeutic course of.
“There’s a number of various things I am doing to get higher. I do know Terrell Owens, he sort of had the identical harm, the hyperbaric oxygen chamber, all that good things,” Andrews mentioned through Garrett Downing of the Ravens. “I am doing all the pieces I can to get again, prepare.”
Owens helped draw consideration to the method in 2004, returning after seven weeks from an identical harm to play in Tremendous Bowl XXXIX, the place he caught 9 of 14 targets for 122 yards on a hobbled leg, albeit in a loss.
Andrews did not promise Owens’ loft stat line on Saturday, nor did he affirm that he’ll even play. When requested about his standing, he mentioned matter of factly that the Ravens are a gifted sufficient crew to win with out him, including that he would not swimsuit up if he believed it’d harm the trigger.
“Understanding how good this crew is, how good our gamers are, how good our tight ends are, if I really feel like I’ll be useful to the crew, I’ll go,” Andrews mentioned through Ryan Mink of the Ravens. “If I really feel like I am shut however not there, I’ll let these guys go and hopefully get there subsequent weekend.”
Solely eight weeks faraway from surgical procedure to restore the fracture and ligament harm in his ankle, a return to the sector Saturday for Andrews can be considerably miraculous.
As soon as anticipated to overlook the rest of the 12 months, barring a deep playoff run, being again in time for the postseason opener, even within the divisional spherical, can be a giant raise for the already formidable Ravens.
Nevertheless, if he cannot give it a go towards the Texans, at the least he’ll know that no stone was left unturned in his try.
