Quote Originally Posted by UG
Quote Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer
he was spotted walking to his car, with just a slight limp
You can walk/limp around with a torn ACL, not much more than that, though.

Yeah, for the normal person a torn ACL isn't really that big of a deal. I've known people who have lived with a torn acl for a couple of years and not even known they had one. After the surgery they are back on there feet the next day/within a week walking around.

A major tear I imagine is more crippling than a minor tear. But for a football player it doesn't matter if it's major or minor because they still get the same surgery and miss a year to rehabilitate.