Charlie Davies Seriously Injured in Car Crash

Steven Goff of the Washington Post said the injuries to Davies weren’t life threatening, but were “possibly” career threatening.

There’s a picture of the car on the Sporting News site. It’s a miracle anyone survived that wreck.

Horrible news. Sounds like he was lucky to survive, but I hope he can resume his career at some point.

I hope he is able to play again, I was really enjoying his progress, fingers crossed.

The USSF withdrew the statement about the injuries being “possibly” career threating as they don’t have enough info according to Grant Wahl’s Twitter feed.

Per Ives (and many other places) Davies has suffered a lacerated bladder, fractures to the tibia and femur in his right leg, multiple facial fractures, and a left elbow fracture.

"Injuries of this nature usually require a recovery period of six to 12 months and extensive rehabilitation," said U.S. Soccer physician Dr. Dan Kalbac, who is with the team in D.C. and collaborated with the treating doctors. "Due to Charlie’s fitness level, his prognosis for recovery and his ability to resume high-level competition is substantially improved."

(Emphasis mine) Best wishes to Davies in his recovery and condolences to the family and friends of the passenger who perished in the accident.

The Outlaws (and likely Sam’s) will be doing some form of tribute during the game tonight against Costa Rica. At last check it’s anything from holding a bunch of these up to singing his name for the minute.