Jameis Winston's Knee Rehab Chronicles

Chronicling Saints quarterback Jameis Winston's rehabilitation on his surgically repaired left knee.

Kyle T. Mosley | Jan 22, 2022

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New Orleans Saints quarterback and sports physical therapist Kevin Wilk keep posting videos of Winston's progress after his knee surgery. Jameis tore his ACL in the Week 8 battle with the Tampa Bay Bucs.

After his horse-collar tackle on Winston caused Winston's left knee damage, linebacker Devin White received a penalty. The videos on social media have been as popular as Alvin Kamara's offseason outtakes from Dr. Reef.

I wanted to chronicle the progress from the first to the latest from Jameis and Kevin Wilk.

Jameis Winston Rehab Chronicles

Videos of Jameis Winston rehabilitating his knee after repairing a torn ACL.

The Devin White 'Horse-Collar' Tackle (10/31/21)

Jameis Winston scrambled to the left 3 yards. Bucs linebacker Devin White tackled Winston with a horse-collar.

He was carted-off the sidelines into the Saints locker room.

#JameisWinston @Saints exits with apparrent left high ankle sprain. This is the specific danger wkth horse collar play. Difficult to tape/support for return. pic.twitter.com/3fHDY3biKH
— David J. Chao - ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) October 31, 2021

Jameis on the bike after surgery. (12/10/21)

Winston - Perturbation Training (12/23/21)

"Balance training on rocker board with perturbations….
👉 Perturbation training" - Kevin Wilk

"Adam Finck (Sports/Orthopedic Therapist) is doing the taps on the rocker board & Bryan @fuller is giving resistance with Theraband to activate patients lateral hip muscles…
👉 Jameis has just began full weight bearing exercises a couple days ago," posted Wilk.

Cupping Therapy

"Technology Tuesday: This is a new device called The LymphaTouch Sport, negative pressure device for dynamic cupping therapy…
👉 This device allows the clinician the ability to dial-in the amount of negative pressure up to 350 mmHg...
👉 We are using here on the knee of an ACL reconstructed patient - with the goal to move fluid out of the area and to loosening up tight retinaculum tissue…
👉 We will apply the cupping technique distal to proximal and also perform some cupping proximally stimulating the lymphatic system." - Kevin Wilk

First Football Throws by Winston

"Jameis is looking great & progressing extremely well in his recovery following knee surgery….
👉 He’s ahead of schedule & we have to hold him back at times !
🙌 Hard working guy with his rehab program ! 🏈" - Kevin Wilk

Lateral Slides by Winston

"Lateral slides with resistance band & ball catches with stabilization drill…
👉 I like lateral slides to recruit hip musculature & quads/hamstrings co-contraction…
🏈 @jaboowins of the @saints is killing this drill ! He’s working so hard in rehab !
👉 We’ve added manual resistance stabilization to promote lower extremity & core stabilization
👉 The ball catches brings in visual tracking & dual tasking !
👉 This is a great drill for knee or any lower extremity athlete!" - Kevin Wilk

Winston QB Drop Backs

"Quarterback drops being performed by @jaboowins of the @saints …
👉 This reactive drill is excellent for coordination, stabilization & reaction skills…
👉 Jameis is recovering from ACL reconstruction and is doing remarkably well!! 🙌" - Kevin Wilk

Lateral Forward/Backward Slides

"Lateral & forward/backward slides with stabilization….
👉 ACL reconstructed patient @jaboowins of the @saints is maintaining stability against manual resistance perfectly…
👉 The goal of the drill is maintaining your position!
👉 Jameis is 9 weeks post ACL surgery & he’s doing great!
🙌 Go Jameis Go!" - Kevin Wilk

Winston completed 95/161 passes for 1,170 yards, 14 touchdowns, three interceptions, a 102.8 rating, and a game-winning drive in 2021.

New Orleans signed Winston to a one-year contract before the 2021 training camp and competed with Taysom Hill for the starting quarterback position. His contract could have guaranteed him up to 7 million with incentives.

He will become a free agent on March 16 if New Orleans does not offer and agree on a contract.