Originally Posted by
billyboy
I remember Joe Namath had injured knees in the last half of his career.His most serious injury came in a pre-season game against the Detroit Lions in 1971. According to the Bleacher Report this injury tore up his knee badly in a meaningless game while he was trying to make a tackle on a fumble or interception. Yet he came back that same season playing in 4 games at the end of the season. People talk about quick recoveries from knee injuries in 2013, but how great was Joe's return in the 1971 season!