nanomoz":2dxz0j6e said:
I hope it's not as bad as it sounds. If the impact was enough to brake his face, it could be a whopper of a concussion. Thoughts with Malik. That had to be scary as hell. I was 1/4" from losing my leg in an ATV accident as a teenager.
It could be that no more details about the incident itself (helmet/no helmet, context) emerge. If law enforcement at some level weren't involved, there probably isn't a cut and dried incident report.
Unfortunately, ooodles of fans are going to hold this against Malik for a long time, until if/when he makes a big contribution. Reading through these comments reminds me that we should brace ourselves for at least a year of self-righteous judgment against the kid, including but not limited to attacks on his intelligence, character, and amplifications of any mistakes or missteps.
If he's out for the year, unless the Seahawks really suck (which they won't; and it is nearly impossible in their division anyway) I think most people will probably forget that he exists, and then next off-season they'll be talking about him like he's the equivalent of an "extra draft pick" because he missed this year.
The only mistake I think people might make is that if he ends up busting people might falsely attribute it to this, as a ton of 2nd round picks end up busting even without injury, and McDowell was already one of the bigger boom/bust picks in the entire draft even before this happened.