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Hau'oli Kikaha 'doing outstanding' in ACL recovery
Posted on 10/26/16 at 11:44 am
Posted on 10/26/16 at 11:44 am
The New Orleans Saints are in desperate need of help rushing the passer, and even though one of their top options likely won't play this season, the team is optimistic he'll be able to contribute in the future.
Coach Sean Payton said Wednesday Hau'oli Kikaha is "doing outstanding" as he recovers from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, an injury he's now suffered three times.
A second-round pick in 2015, Kikaha suffered the injury in June, and torn ACLs typically require a minimum of nine months to a year for full recovery. The Saints place Kikaha on the physically unable to perform list before training camp, but it's still unlikely -- though not impossible -- he returns this season.
"Listen, his energy and how he plays, I think there's no question when you miss a player like that," Payton said on a teleconference. "He came on his rookie year and we thought did a lot of good things. So, I don't know that you replace him right away and yet we look forward to him coming back in the lineup and being a part of what we're doing defensively."
The timing of Kikaha's injury made it difficult to replace him because it was after the draft and free agency. The Saints eventually signed defensive ends Darryl Tapp and Paul Kruger to help on the edge, but neither offers the upside of the second-year player from Washington.
As a rookie, Kikaha played in 15 games with 10 starts and had 52 tackles, four sacks, four forced fumbles and two passes defensed.
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Coach Sean Payton said Wednesday Hau'oli Kikaha is "doing outstanding" as he recovers from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, an injury he's now suffered three times.
A second-round pick in 2015, Kikaha suffered the injury in June, and torn ACLs typically require a minimum of nine months to a year for full recovery. The Saints place Kikaha on the physically unable to perform list before training camp, but it's still unlikely -- though not impossible -- he returns this season.
"Listen, his energy and how he plays, I think there's no question when you miss a player like that," Payton said on a teleconference. "He came on his rookie year and we thought did a lot of good things. So, I don't know that you replace him right away and yet we look forward to him coming back in the lineup and being a part of what we're doing defensively."
The timing of Kikaha's injury made it difficult to replace him because it was after the draft and free agency. The Saints eventually signed defensive ends Darryl Tapp and Paul Kruger to help on the edge, but neither offers the upside of the second-year player from Washington.
As a rookie, Kikaha played in 15 games with 10 starts and had 52 tackles, four sacks, four forced fumbles and two passes defensed.
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Posted on 10/26/16 at 11:48 am to GMoney2600
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a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, an injury he's now suffered three times.
Is it 3x, or 2x with another surgery to fix issues with the initial surgery?
Edit: Kikaha said the second one was a relapse from choosing the wrong graft. So I think 3 is accurate
Anyways, this would be huge for the saints going forward if he can contribute in the future
This post was edited on 10/26/16 at 11:51 am
Posted on 10/26/16 at 11:50 am to GMoney2600
Great news 
Posted on 10/26/16 at 11:57 am to TigerBait1127
Pretty sure it's his 3rd.
Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:17 pm to TigerBait1127
It might be ill advised to bank on "future help" from a 3x ACL surgery guy !
Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:29 pm to GMoney2600
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yet we look forward to him coming back in the lineup and being a part of what we're doing defensively."
Let's hope it's more than that.
Great news, though.
Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:30 pm to tickfawtiger
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It might be ill advised to bank on "future help" from a 3x ACL surgery guy !
Why'd you put "future help" in quotes?
I wouldn't bank on it. You go get a pass rusher in the first, but getting another pass rushing contributor in Kikaha back, aka depth, would be huge.
Posted on 10/26/16 at 12:35 pm to tickfawtiger
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It might be ill advised to bank on "future help" from a 3x ACL surgery guy
If he provides a legit pass rush coming off the bench, then that's a win for us. I'm not exactly counting on him to be a starter at DE. I'm assuming he will be better than Edebali at getting to the qb on a consistent basis.
This post was edited on 10/26/16 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 10/26/16 at 1:23 pm to GMoney2600
Tried to find info on any NFL player that had 3 acl's and still played at a high level but came up empty.
As someone said earlier I don't expect anything from the guy it would just be lagniappe at this point.
As someone said earlier I don't expect anything from the guy it would just be lagniappe at this point.
Posted on 10/26/16 at 1:25 pm to goatmilker
Thomas Davis did it 3 years in a row. We're also getting better and better at repairing and rehabilitation
Posted on 10/26/16 at 1:51 pm to GMoney2600
Damn, those rookie numbers are pretty sweet, especially for THIS defense. This is great news.
Posted on 10/26/16 at 1:51 pm to TigerBait1127
not quite, but headed towards Greg Romeus type hope for me. Romeus was still thinking NFL last year...
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2015/04/19/Former-Pitt-standout-Greg-Romeus-hopes-for-second-NFL-chance/stories/201504190027
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2015/04/19/Former-Pitt-standout-Greg-Romeus-hopes-for-second-NFL-chance/stories/201504190027
Posted on 10/26/16 at 10:25 pm to GMoney2600
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as he recovers from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, an injury he's now suffered three times.
Loomising
Posted on 10/26/16 at 10:29 pm to jeff5891
Joke is played out
Posted on 10/27/16 at 9:36 am to Melvin
I wish the young man well but I'm not getting my hopes up on a player that has now had 3 ACL's.
Posted on 10/27/16 at 12:19 pm to Nissanmaxima
don't bring him back this year...it's a wash Give him some time to heal. Bring him back ready for a run next year.
Posted on 10/27/16 at 12:56 pm to ShlikStyck
The more practice you have at something the better you should become.....that's the good news.
Posted on 10/27/16 at 3:46 pm to ShlikStyck
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don't bring him back this year...it's a wash Give him some time to heal. Bring him back ready for a run next year.
I could be wrong but we can't bring him back. He was put on season ending IR.
Posted on 10/27/16 at 3:49 pm to Nissanmaxima
He's on the PUP. He can come back, but I don't think he will
Posted on 10/27/16 at 4:02 pm to Nissanmaxima
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I could be wrong
You are.
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