After having both knees examined by team doctors, the New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez may have to undergo a surgery on the left knee during the offseason. The surgery is to stabilize the patella ligament in his left knee, while the right knee, although sustained a sprained posterior cruciate ligament earlier this season, is fine enough not to face a scalpel.
According to the Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum, Sanchez would be ready to put on his Jets jersey in time for training camp if he decides to take the procedure, but he may have to miss some early offseason workouts during rehabilitation.
Sanchez’ injury could be traced back to his college career, dislocating his kneecap during the first week of fall practice before his junior season at Southern California. And he has been always wearing a brace on the knee since then. On a Nov. 29 game against the Carolina Panthers, he banged up his left knee, aggravating the lingering injury. His right knee injury was sustained when he dived headfirst on an 8-yard run early in the third quarter against the Buffalo Bills, a few days after Yankees manager Joe Girardi taught him how to improve his sliding technique, especially how to avoid making headfirst dive.
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