ProRodeo Sports News - January 11, 2019

NFR RECAP

Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 25.

Fort Worth until a couple of days before the rodeo begins. “If I re-injure it, I could be out two or three more months, so I’m waiting as long as I can so the 2019 season isn’t hurt,” Solomon said. Clements initially injured his knee during an unsanctioned event in July and had to miss four weeks of ProRodeo competition. He chugged along through the regular season and the 2018Wrangler NFR before having ACL surgery Dec. 20. “We’re making a full recovery as we speak,” Clements said. “It’s coming back strong. Working out is a full-time job now since I can’t rodeo. I’m in the gym two to four times a day getting this thing strong and back to 100 percent again.” The dangers of rodeo aren’t limited to the competitors. Jestes, a bullfighter, suffered a Grade 3 upper hamstring muscle strain in the first round while protecting Dustin Boquet from Rafter HRodeo Livestock’s Left Lane. “Nate had one of the worst injuries with the severity of the hamstring tear,” Foster said. Jestes was scheduled to undergo surgery in New York City, where a specialist will perform the reconstructive surgery that includes implanting a donor tendon. Dr. Tandy Freeman from Justin Sportsmedicine will be on hand for the surgery. “Tandy said both tears are complicated fixes due to where they tore and how,” said Jestes, who could be out up to a year. “We as rodeo athletes couldn’t do what we do without Justin Sportsmedicine.”

BILLTUTOR

Tutor missed the final half of the Wrangler NFR when he broke his left collarbone in Round 5. In the round, Tutor nailed an 88-point ride on Korkow Rodeo’s Onion Ring to split third place with Steven Dent. wore off, I could feel the collarbone move when I breathed,” Tutor said. This was the Huntsville, Texas, cowboy’s second trip to the Wrangler NFR. Tutor went into surgery Dec. 18 in Dallas, where he was told he would have about six to eight weeks of recovery time. “I opted for a plate and screws, so it would heal fast,” Tutor said Jan. 4. “I’m a little over two weeks into it now and I’m feeling good and wanting to do too many things with it. It’s a painless and harmless recovery process.” Bareback rider Mason Clements and tie-down roper Cory Solomon, both 2018 NFR qualifiers, are taking time to recover, but are hoping not to miss much of the season. Clements expects to be out of competition until the beginning of April. Solomon was hoping to return to the rodeo scene in time for the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show. But he won’t know if he can compete at “I got up and walked around, and after the adrenaline OTHER INJURIES

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