After the heartbreak of the Super Bowl loss against the Kansas City Chiefs, CB Charvarius Ward has undergone surgery. The San Francisco 49ers star made a cryptic post on his social media regarding the same.
The 27-year-old has been a rock for the 49ers throughout the last season. But was he injured against the Chiefs in the Super Bowl? The timing and mysterious post could suggest he was under duress in the biggest game of the season.
Issues sorted out for Charvarius Ward
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With the offseason in full bloom, the Super Bowl winner elected to go for surgery. However, apart from his inner circle, it seems nobody was aware of this fact. Only after Ward posted a picture on his Instagram story did the people get to know about the injury.
#49ers CB Charvarius “Mooney” Ward announced on IG that he underwent surgery. However, he did not disclose what the surgery was for. #FTTB pic.twitter.com/wAmyZodMFO
— 49ers Webzone (@49erswebzone) February 22, 2024
“Surgery was a breeze”, wrote the Pro Bowler. However, this post has raised several other questions and answered very few. The primary one is the cause of surgery and also the timing of this injury.
The former Chiefs player did not specify any other details, neither did the 49ers camp. But, one doctor has prepared his diagnosis of what could be the cause of this injury. And according to him, Ward was possibly injured before the Super Bowl game.
A compromised Super Bowl for Ward
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Jeff Meuler specializes in physical therapy for athletes. And on X (previously Twitter), he gave a diagnosis of what the surgery could be related to. “Vincera Institute specializes in core injuries”, the therapist wrote recognizing the hospital at which Ward’s surgery took place.
Charvarius Ward was possibly playing through a significant core muscle injury or sports hernia.
Vincera Institute specializes in core injuries. Connecting the dots, Ward had a groin injury late in the season that he was playing through.
Good long term outcomes typically. https://t.co/t2XS58544t
— Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) February 22, 2024
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“Charvarius Ward was possibly playing through a significant core muscle injury or sports hernia”, he wrote on X. According to Meuller, Ward played through a groin injury in the later part of the season and/or during the postseason. If such was the case, not only Ward was not 100% during the Super Bowl, but could have been suffering from pain as well.
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