The term “injury-prone” tends to get thrown around often—perhaps more often than it should—whenever the topic of discussion is players who have suffered multiple injuries in their careers. The term has come to be a pejorative, and is used in that fashion, often hastily, to portray a player in a bad light.
Early on in his career, inside linebacker Lawrence Timmons was tagged by some as prone to injury after missing the season opener in 2009 as he looked to take over the starting lineup. He missed two games that year and started only 13, but he ended up recording a career-high seven sacks and a career-high four forced fumbles.