BSU: ACL Tear Recovery A ‘Grind’

Boise State offensive lineman Cory Yriarte dealt with the pain and fear just fine. It was the sense of loss that took its toll the day he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees. It was fall camp of this year and he was competing for playing time on what would become a Top 10 team. “I was OK until I got back in the locker room and saw all the guys, saw all the coaches,” said Yriarte, a sophomore. “It kind of started setting in on me that I would not be playing the rest of the season. It was kind of a surreal feeling.” Yriarte is one of six Broncos who has torn an ACL this year - one of the most serious of the common football injuries. The rehab takes eight to nine months and often costs players an entire season/ Chadd Cripe , Idaho Statesman. More here .

Question: Have you suffered an ACL tear or other bad knee injury? How did you do it? How long did it take you to recover from it?