Posted by tngeoff on May 13, 2008 at 6:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Whoah Nellie! Dang.

Posted by WPAINE on May 13, 2008 at 6:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

better now than in the season... speedy and healthy recovery

Posted by huntined on May 13, 2008 at 7:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Rehab ssslllooowww.

Posted by Bigger_Al on May 13, 2008 at 8:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yes, get well soon. Just don't wave your arms and yell, because Barney Fife is alive and well in Knoxville, TN...

Posted by miamiVOL on May 13, 2008 at 8:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)

GL to him during his recovery

Posted by rpowell on May 13, 2008 at 8:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

We need you big guy.

Posted by FishTacos on May 13, 2008 at 10:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Nice guy, I hope all is well for AP.

Posted by BSweet on May 13, 2008 at 11:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Amazing when you think about it, just how much these guys put their bodies through. Good luck and God bless in your recovery Anthony!

Posted by DaddyVol on May 14, 2008 at 5:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Better now than Florida week.

Posted by mparker on May 14, 2008 at 8:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)

bsweet, people have done studies on sports fans. You'd be amazed at how much stress the players put US through....but you are right, players at this level take a lot of abuse, especially linemen.

Posted by pdhuff on May 14, 2008 at 8:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Chin up, Anthony. You'll be fine.

Stay the course, Parker.

Posted by GreerVol22 on May 14, 2008 at 9:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

BSweet, your right but that's what they get paid for.

Posted by TurboFan on May 14, 2008 at 9:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)

MParker, but all that stress on fans is mental. And some need to have lobotomies to deal with it.

Just think about 250+ lbs force on those knees and then running putting x times that amount on them. My dad dropped 30 lbs once due to illness. Afterward he said that was the best his knees had felt in 40 years.

Posted by Greyback_Vol on May 14, 2008 at 12:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Man, he has had a ton of trouble with his knees. Hopefully it won't affect his mobility too much. Good luck and a speedy recovery!

Posted by spam247buster on May 14, 2008 at 12:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good luck in your recovery, Anthony!

Posted by IBleedOrange444 on May 14, 2008 at 1:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I hope all the surguries don't affect his draft status next year. He's a hell of a lineman. It would be a shame if he missed out on the big bucks b/c he wore himself out playing for the Big Orange.

Good luck Anthony. We hope to see you at 100% for a long time to come.

Posted by Silent_Fulmer on May 14, 2008 at 2:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

We just can't compete with all these darn injuries!

Posted by givehim6 on May 14, 2008 at 3:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I would say football, especially lineman, can behard on knees and ankles. I played a bit of high scool ball and still to this day thay ( knees ) give me troble. Good luck Anthony.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 14, 2008 at 3:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Heckuva lot of injuries that we have to deal with so far this year which means that we'll have to have some new faces that are probably still wet behind the ears. Hopefully they won't have a pucker factor when we put the pads on.

Posted by mparker on May 14, 2008 at 3:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)

ibleedorange....
had that thought too. He might still have a pro career, tho. UT puts a lot of players in the NFL, even as free agents. They really do get 'coached up' here.

I've posted this comment a few times: I think Phil somewhat sacrifices the 'college game' in his efforts to ready his players for the next level.

The reason more free agents now than draft picks?? Well, we have a harder time getting top recruiting classes. Still, the kids know who puts players in the pros, and UT does it as good as any.

Posted by mparker on May 14, 2008 at 3:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

wd40:
I can vouch for that. I'm one of those who bounces back and forth between 190 and 240 or so. Trust me, 190 feels a whole lot better.

I have an eating disorder known as 'complete lack of willpower', or CLOW. This same appetite applies to hot women and cold beer.

My dream? to die in bed with a hot woman, cold beer, and philly cheese steak.

Hey, we all can at least dream!!!

Posted by threehundredbowler on May 14, 2008 at 3:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

mparker,there would not be an undertaker in this country that could get the smile off your face.

Posted by spam247buster on May 14, 2008 at 4:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Workin'-- "pucker factor", that cracked me up. Have you read "Playing for Pizza", by any chance?

Posted by hoskinsfive on May 14, 2008 at 4:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

They dont come tougher than A.P.
Except for myself of course.

Posted by pdhuff on May 14, 2008 at 7:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Workin' - pucker factor comes into play when an opposing RB breaks up the middle for 7 afore a glove is laid on him.

Oh, and the Bama 7 yd outs on 3rd and three....

Posted by Bigger_Al on May 14, 2008 at 8:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Mmmmmm... Cheese steak...

Posted by grvol on May 14, 2008 at 8:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Those Forest Gump knee braces that O-lineman wear and confine themselves with these days has to have something to do with it. Shed those Anthony and you'll be surprised how good those knees feel.

Posted by KingsportVol on May 14, 2008 at 8:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

What Bigger_Al said.mparker nice dream.Mine would be Aunt Bee wearing a deer skin thong with a Big Orange T on the front on a bed with rubber sheets oiled with crisco holding a tube of slick 50 in one hand and a bottle of Stoli in the other.

Posted by BSweet on May 14, 2008 at 9:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Kingsport, thank you for the nightmares that will haunt me for the rest of my days! :)

Posted by IPOrange on May 14, 2008 at 10:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I may never be able to watch Andy Griffith again. I'm scarred for life.

Posted by gnm53108 on May 15, 2008 at 2:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)

mparker...AMEN to the hot woman(luckily for me thats my wife),a cold six pack,but I would rather have a meatball sub.
KingsportVol...You really need help.

Posted by General_Watermelon on May 16, 2008 at 8:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Kingsport - your scaring little kids. They are running from you. You could never be a Kentucky recruiter.

Posted by KingsportVol on May 16, 2008 at 9:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Keep up the good work General.