For everyone that was watching the NFL playoffs during the AFC Championship between the San Diego Chargers and the New England Patriots, I am sure you heard a lot about Philip Rivers and LaDainian Tomlinson LT”s MCL injury (Medial Collateral Ligament).
There was a lot of talk about how Rivers played and how LT didn’t play. Quarterbacks vs. running back MCL injuries are quite different in the sense that each player requires different levels of stability to perform their specific task.
The MCL is the main lateral stability ligament in the knee; it runs down the inside of your knee about 4 inches long and about 1 inch wide. The MCL has to control rotation movements also but to a lesser extent. A quarterback that is a drop back passer, like Philip Rivers that does not run around a lot can get away with a MCL injury because he does not need a lot of lateral stability to throw the ball, just rotational stability. The Playmaker brace
