Much attention was paid to the Jaguars’ decision to use their second-round draft pick on a player who might need microfracture knee surgery, Myles Jack. But less attention was paid to the fact that the Jaguars’ first-round draft pick, Jalen Ramsey, has already had microfracture surgery on his right knee.
Ramsey’s right knee will now be subjected to much more scrutiny after the team announced that Ramsey has a small meniscus tear in his right knee.
Ramsey’s past microfracture surgery wasn’t viewed as a big deal heading into the draft because it happened long ago, during his sophomore year in high school. Ramsey was healthy enough in college that he started every game in all three of his seasons at Florida State.
Still, a history of major knee surgery combined with a new injury to the same knee is not what the Jaguars would like to be talking about at the start of offseason work. When you factor in the concerns about Jack’s knee, and the fact that last year’s first-round pick, Dante Fowler, missed the entire season with a knee injury, the Jaguars must be holding their breath hoping that Ramsey’s meniscus tear proves to be a minor injury.
