Carolina Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson’s injury is really a thorn in his heel.
Well, it’s actually plantar faciitis, but it’s just as much of an annoyance to Thompson, who has been dealing with it since he was in college at the University of Washington, but recently experienced a flare-up severe enough to render him inactive against Minnesota last week.
“Yeah, I’ve been dealing with it for awhile,” Thompson said Wednesday. “Finally it just took a toll on me.”
He also joked that nobody really knows how to fix plantar faciitis, an inflammation of the band of tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes, so all he can do is get treatment and rest his foot.