Injury prone at TE?

[Uteified]

I must have missed that we lost another TE last week. We just can’t keep tight ends on the field.

http://www.sltrib.com/home/4224091-155/utah-football-siale-fakailoatonga-lost-for

Is it just a string of bad luck or is there something in our scheme that is exposing them to injury more than usual?

[leftyjace]

Bad luck.
Tight Ends are SUPPOSED to be ridden hard. I mean, they’re an extension of the OL.
I can’t think of anything in a scheme that would open up a TE to injury more often than otherwise.

[KiYi-Ute]

I’m guessing it’s just bad luck. Hopefully Moeai and Handley can stay healthy. It really sucks to lose Fakailoatonga but luckily our other TEs are pretty beastly. There’s been a lot of good reports about Hekking as well.

[Anonymous]

Just bad luck I think and part of Football.

[jamarcus24]

Siale has a history.  I heard Whittingham say this is the second time he’s torn this particular ACL (he tore it once before in high school I believe).  Last year he tore the other one.