The Diaries of Lisfranc

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What the hell is the Lisfranc joint, and why do UW football players keep injuring it?  Don’t we have trainers for this kind of stuff?  I’d never even heard of the lisfranc until QB Isaiah Stanback injured his during the Oregon State game 2 seasons ago.  Frankly, I wasn’t convinced it was a real injury.  I thought maybe it was something else and they just chose to make up an injury to placate the Husky faithful. 

But apparently not.   Turns out it is a real injury.  One that you can only sustain on the artificial grasslike surface of Husky Stadium.  That sucks.   The latest victim being Center and 6th (not a typo) year senior Juan Garcia.  Considered UW’s best Offensive lineman and an all Pac-10 caliber player, Garcia now faces the potential of the 9 month recovery that Stanback dealt with.  Who knows, maybe he’ll get lucky and will have a less severe version of the injury.  Damn you Lisfranc.