While his durability may continue to be an issue, I don't think he'll have lost much of anything to the injuries. The knee surgeries he had on both knees were corrective, adding stability but not affecting the knee structure. Here's a
Blazers Edge link from back in the day with good discussion following the article.
His 2nd year on the Blazers (last year) was my first time really seeing him and he certainly was
dunk contest athletic. Then he injured his shoulder. This year he blew out an achilles. Full recovery with loss of nothing is the norm for that injury but it usually takes a full year. I know 49er Vernon Davis blew one out early on in his career and is still thought of as the fastest TE going.
So really nothing should prohibit him from being the same athlete he's been... except if he really is Mr Glass.
As far as going forward, what the Blazers do hinges on insider stuff (work ethic, what type of guy he is, medical assessments) that we don't know much about. If they think he's going to be right, he has the sort of talent that should have them giving him full consideration. Man could they use another athletic wing... which is why I could see him wanting to stay. Then again they may blow their offseason chunk o change on someone established... who then will get injured
regardless, Go Elliott! Having been laid up with longterm rehab a couple times, I always want to see guys make it back
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