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Penn State Defensive End Pete Massaro Injures His Knee


Some pretty somber news out of Happy Valley today as the second Nittany Lion has gone down with a serious injury. Yesterday it was Curtis Drake breaking his leg. Today, it's defensive end Pete Massaro injuring his knee. So far, the prognosis is not good.

Penn State defensive end Pete Massaro, arguably the team's best pass rusher, suffered a significant knee injry during a late-Friday workout, two sources close to the program told The Patriot-News on Friday.

The extent of the injury is still to be determined but Massaro could miss the 2011 season.

This is the second major injury of Massaro's career. In 2009 he sat out his entire redshirt freshman year with a torn ACL he suffered in the Blue-White game. Last year Massaro played in all 13 games and started the last 11. He recorded 37 tackles, 8 TFL, and 3.5 sacks in his redshirt freshman season. Massaro was easily the most effective defensive end Penn State had in getting pressure on opposing quarterbacks.

Losing Massaro for the 2011 season is a huge blow to the defensive line. Jack Crawford and Eric Latimore will most likely be your starters now. Youngsters like C.J. Olaniyan, Kyle Baublitz, and Brad Bars will have to fill in the gaps. But this is a position where Penn State was already weak. They cannot afford any more injuries on the defensive line.

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Christ.

We should just not practice. There definitely seems to be a correlation between practicing and getting hurt.

by Tailgate Shogun on Mar 26, 2011 5:47 AM EDT reply actions  

Cancel spring practice. It’s not worth it.

by PSUBarge on Mar 26, 2011 7:35 AM EDT reply actions  

Let's hope others step it up.

And of course, let’s hope for a speedy recovery.

by misdreavus79 on Mar 26, 2011 7:55 AM EDT reply actions  

What in the Wide, wide World.....

of sports is goin’ on here?! This is every year for at least the last 7 years. Do we work-out incorrectly or are we just snake-bit? Pretty soon we’ll have nobody to “step-up”.

"The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God." The Government is like the Mob, you can check out, but never leave.

by DerryPharmer on Mar 26, 2011 10:33 AM EDT reply actions  

I'm sure other schools have spring injuries

I don’t really pay attention to any other schools though.

by HighFlyers on Mar 26, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions  

Sad news for Massoro

There’s also Sean “Busted Containment” Stanley and Royer’s put on a few pounds. Maybe he’ll get a shot as a pass rusher.

I'm your late night evening prostitute

by Frank O'Brien on Mar 26, 2011 12:55 PM EDT reply actions  

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