Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando
Glenn Dorsey's surprise appearance at the combine apparently hasn't put to rest concerns about a stress-fracture injury affecting his right tibia.
NFLDraftScout.com issued the following news item a few minutes ago:
An NFL team doctor told NFLDraftScout.com that there are serious concerns over the lingering effects of a 2006 stress fracture in the right tibia of LSU's highly-rated defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey.
The item says Dorsey underwent a physical exam Saturday and was then sent to a local hospital for additional tests. Dorsey, who nearly misse dthe combine following the death of his grandmother, is not working out here.
NFLDraftScout.com's report continues with a passage that includes information from ESPN's Joe Schad:
The team doctor told NFLDraftScout.com the stress fracture is in an area of the tibia that is difficult to heal.
Dorsey played most of the 2006 season at LSU with the injury, and took painkillers before every game. He wore a bone stimulator for up to 18 hours per day until he was cleared to practice in the spring of 2007.
Before that, Dorsey considered entering the 2007 NFL Draft, but told ESPN college football reporter Joe Schad, "I have a few injuries that I believe would have hindered me in the draft. I have a leg injury that I really want to get healed up, so I'm coming back so we have a chance to win the SEC and maybe even a national championship."
LSU did win the national championship, while Dorsey played the season with several injuries. He was limited in preseason drills because of a sore hamstring, then suffered a sprained right knee against Auburn on Oct. 20, and missed most of the second half of that game.
He played the following game against Alabama wearing a large brace on his knee, and briefly left the game when he re-injured the knee. Dorsey missed most of the Tigers' Nov. 17 game against Mississippi because of a sore lower back. The combination of injuries limited his participation in practice for the final six games of the season.
Dorsey had four of his seven sacks prior to the Auburn game, and one of his final three was against Louisiana Tech.
Thanks to NFLDraftScout.com for passing along that information. The additional medical tests should help clear up this situation, although stress fractures can be a bit unpredictable in terms of how they heal.
