According to the Jaguars.com story that first announced the injury, this was the closing line.

 

"Whereas a torn ACL is typically a season ending injury, recovery time for a meniscus injury varies widely based on the nature of the tear."

 

(Emphasis added)

 

jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Ramsey-sustains-injury/dba20151-6522-4b67-bbc0-880af967c407

 

Of note, earlier in the same article...

 

"Ramsey is obtaining a second opinion next week, according to the team.  The team's statement said that more information will be available when Head Team Physician Kevin Kaplan and the Jaguars' athletic training staff determine the appropriate medical care." 

 

When the injury was first announced, the team did not know the appropriate medical care.

 

Even when the team indicated later they didn't THINK it would be a serious injury, Ramsey still got the second opinion, and the team did NOT give a definitive timeframe for recovery until AFTER he had the surgery.

 

This quote from Gus Bradley after the surgery was announced:

 

"That's great news," coach Gus Bradley said after the team's second day of OTAs.  "That's what we hoped for.  We knew all of the scenarios."  "It sounds like come training camp, he should be ready to go."

 

(Emphasis added)

 

That is a curious quote coming from a person who definitively KNEW it wasn't serious, isn't it?

 

The only thing that keeps this in the "minor injury" category is the timing.

 

If the injury happened during the season, he misses five to six games based upon the exact timetable announced by the team.  Nobody would have considered that same injury to be minor under those circumstances.

 

Keep in mind, this same team had Julius Thomas returning to action a lot earlier than he did with his broken hand last year.  It IS possible original medical prognoses can go awry.

 

Rational, indeed.

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