Andy Reid and Rick Burkholder didnt' give a timetable for Westbrook's return but Philly.com talked to Dr. Mark Myerson who performed the surgery and he said it will take two to three months..
The Birds have tried to portray this surgery as if it's no big deal but that's not the way the doctor who performed the surgery described. The smallish running back is going to have to work his butt off to be healthy and ready to go when the season gets here.
It's fairly apparent that Westbrook won't play at all in the preseason.
Look closely at what Meyerson told Philly.com, "It was a very difficult surgery because of the location of the problem in the back of his ankle. It's difficult to get into the back of an ankle surgically. That's an area where there are a lot of blood vessels and nerves. He had a lot of loose fragments and terrible inflammation and scarring. I removed the bone fragments and the scarring around the tendons."
"Like any surgery, there is always the potential for problems, but I didn't encounter any during the surgery," Myerson said. "I found what I expected. There were no surprises. Now he has to go through a very extensive rehab and it will be too soon for him to play in the preseason.
"I've taken care of these types of injuries. It takes two to three months to get better. It's a fairly predictable course, but it's not a quick recovery."
