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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Florida has already been without Aleksander Barkov (right ACL/MCL) and Tomas Nosek (knee) all season plus Anton Lundell (upper body) the past three games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Four snake around his left knee, remnants of the torn ACL, torn MCL and torn lateral meniscus in 2013 that required four surgeries, a cartilage transplant from a cadaver and 17 months off snow.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Suggs had missed the past eight games because of a right knee MCL bruise.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
But Leatherwood missed four games with a torn MCL.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Tyreek Chappell missed all but two games in 2024 after tearing his ACL and partially tearing his MCL.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
Any fan could rattle off a list—quarterback Brock Purdy has dealt with several injuries (coming off a torn UCL a couple of years ago), three key players tore their ACLs this season, and one also tore his MCL.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
This marks a third significant knee injury for Butler, who had a meniscus tear in 2018 and an MCL sprain last season.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Rookie forward Adou Thiero (right MCL sprain) remains out.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Florida has already been without Aleksander Barkov (right ACL/MCL) and Tomas Nosek (knee) all season plus Anton Lundell (upper body) the past three games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Four snake around his left knee, remnants of the torn ACL, torn MCL and torn lateral meniscus in 2013 that required four surgeries, a cartilage transplant from a cadaver and 17 months off snow.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Suggs had missed the past eight games because of a right knee MCL bruise.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
But Leatherwood missed four games with a torn MCL.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Tyreek Chappell missed all but two games in 2024 after tearing his ACL and partially tearing his MCL.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
Any fan could rattle off a list—quarterback Brock Purdy has dealt with several injuries (coming off a torn UCL a couple of years ago), three key players tore their ACLs this season, and one also tore his MCL.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
This marks a third significant knee injury for Butler, who had a meniscus tear in 2018 and an MCL sprain last season.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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“MCL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MCL. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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