Erik McCoy is having his surgery today at the Andrews Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Ala. I believe Dr. Benton Emblom’s team will be doing the surgery.
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) September 25, 2024
New Orleans Saints center Erik McCoy is scheduled for surgery Wednesday at Andrews Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Ala., per ESPN’s Katherine Terrell. She also noted that Dr. Benton Emblom’s team will likely be doing the surgery, though it could be someone else. Dr. Emblom specializes in sports hernia surgery, and as Terrell added in a further notice, this is what McCoy’s injury is classified as.
The timeline of 6 to 8 weeks makes sense in this diagnoses as it matches up with the timeline of a sports hernia, and it is good to know he will be in good hands at that medical facility. Some may recognize the name of the facility as it was co-founded by Louisiana native and LSU graduate Dr. James Andrews, a renowned orthopedic surgeon who has founded many medical centers in his career.
