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UNC Quarterback Sprains Thumb Playing Ultimate Frisbee



I want to laugh, but if this happened to Tennessee twice, we'd be lining up this fall with Gerald Jones under center. Seriously, is no one else concerned about this. Jonathan Crompton and Nick Stephens both have pretty serious injury issues behind them. They're far from indestructible. Hopefully neither man picks up the frisbee.

Yates sprained his right thumb playing Ultimate Frisbee during a team activity session on Wednesday in Chapel Hill, a UNC spokesman said Friday.

Yates and UNC coach Butch Davis were not available for comment.

Yates will need six weeks to rehabilitate his throwing hand and will have to wear a splint during that time. The two-year starter does not need surgery, however, and the injury is not expected to have a lingering effect on the Tar Heels' quarterback or remain a concern by the time training camp starts in August.


If you ever had any doubt that UNC was in the ACC, the orangized ultimate frisbee game should clear those doubts up. Seriously, can you imagine Alabama having an organized ultimate frisbee game? An organized gang bang, maybe, but not an organized frisbee game.

We need more details here. Did he fall? Did he attempt to bat down a pass? How do you get injured this bad playing ultimate frisbee? Hippie dudes play ultimate frisbee for decades without injury.

Anyway, I think I speak for everyone when I say, I hope Yates was wearing the UNC team-issued three-quarter turtleneck UnderArmour. Because those are awesome, and guaranteed to protect the Adam's apple.

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Posted by Clay Travis at 10:33 AM

2 Comments:

Anonymous Flip4au said...

Whats next ACC organized Hackey Sack.....This has to be the most liberal campus in the south..Al least at Auburn when you get cut from organized Basket weaving you get stiched up and "Play On"

April 27, 2009 12:01 PM  
Anonymous chrisvb said...

Ultimate frisbee can be very dangerous. Particularly if there are benches in the vicinity.

April 27, 2009 2:41 PM  

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