WHAT ABOUT A.J. SCHABLE?

by Scott Sargent, Waiting For Next Year

Hey, if you hadn't heard, Brett Favre now plays for the New York Jets. But unless you were watching the Browns/Jets game late last night - thanks to an hour and a half rain delay - you likely missed out on the brutal injury suffered by Jets backup tight end A.J. Schable.

Schable was fielding a special teams play before running head first into a tackle attempt and apparently injuring his neck and/or spinal cord. The tight end laid motionless for several minutes, surrounded by an entire field of teammates and opponents on one knee, before being carried off of the field on a stretcher. The entire situation was very reminiscent of what happened to Bills tight end Kevin Everett just a year ago.

But my question is, shouldn't this item garner at least one of the top stories on New York Daily News? Five stories on Favre, not one on Schable. I say this not only because I would like to see an update on his status, but also because I think it is in somewhat terrible taste to sweep this under the proverbial rug.

Sure, Schable was a third-stringer and he was playing in front of about 2,000 people at that point in the game. But isn't this at least worth a mention?

UPDATE: He is out of the hospital.