Early in the first quarter of the Green Bay Packers' preseason clash with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Packers wideout Jordy Nelson went down after leaping to secure a quick out from Aaron Rodgers.
It was a non-contact injury, and it appeared to be nothing serious. Nelson even walked off the field and then back to the locker room under his own power.
Here's the non-contact injury of Jordy Nelson in the Packers-Steelers game. Initial reports are Torn ACL for Nelson. pic.twitter.com/tb0uWhSGYi
— Ben Segelbaum (@BegelbaumSports) August 23, 2015
That's why it was so shocking when NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport revealed that the initial diagnosis, pending MRI results, is that Nelson tore his ACL.