Chase Young had a neck procedure on 3/21 & will be ready for season; Played through neck stinger all 2023; Saints are comfortable with it (1 Viewer)

[SonOfNOLA]

 

[Wisco Steve]

Wellll, now that might make more sense as to why teams weren't hard after him...
Hopefully his recovery goes smooth!

 

[SAINTSFAN]

Wow, surprised we gave him a fully guaranteed deal given this. I am sure our doctor's checked his medical records thoroughly (hopefully).

 

[SonOfNOLA]

 

[soggymoss84]

Wow, surprised we gave him a fully guaranteed deal given this. I am sure our doctor's checked his medical records thoroughly (hopefully).

If there is one thing about our team doctors it’s that they do VERY thorough physicals, which is why they caught Fairly’s heart condition and Moreau’s cancer before any other team did

 

[RaginSaint93]

 

[Optimistic Ozzy]

Now I'm confused. Why wouldn't he have had the surgery immediately after the season?

 

[Analyze This]

This transaction feels like one of desperation. $13M locked in but injured???

 

[Infoman]

Oh cool he's injured....

 

[kcirdor]

Ok... now i get to overreact... why the hell is Loomis fully guaranteeing a contract to damaged goods? Ohio state? Check. Always injured? Check. Way to make it happen, Loomis.

 

[B4YOU]

Now I'm confused. Why wouldn't he have had the surgery immediately after the season?

So he could interview and sign a contract. His contract probably requires him to pass a physical post-surgury before week 1. Vested veteran contracts guarantee if they are on the roster week 1. So Young's "fully guaranteed" language is almost meaningless if he can't pass a physical or if he is healthy for week 1.

 

[killerdescore]

Of course

 

[gradualprocess]

I think Young has skipped OTAs every year he's been in the NFL, and sounds like he waited to sign a deal before having a procedure to clear this up as well. I'm prepared for Young to be the same player he's been for the last two teams: talented, a sack artist, and unmotivated.

 

[Domeination]

Remember when Miami wouldn’t sign a certain injured qb, but we did? Not saying Young will have anything near the same impact as Brees; just pointing out that teams have to evaluate the risks of signing players with injuries all the time, and it can work out for the better if the correct evaluation is made.

 

[dvdman]

I’m pretty sure there are provisions in his contract that address the neck injury to protect the Saints
financially.