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Bobby ZamoraOn 21 November 2012, it was announced Zamora would be out injured for three months due to requiring surgery on a hip injury.
Robbie GrayIn Round 4, 2012, Gray hyper extended his knee in the dying seconds of the game against Collingwood, requiring a knee reconstruction and missing the remainder of the season.
Craig James (American football)James returned for the start of the 1987 -- 88 season, but got just got 3 carries in the first 2 games of the year before he was shut down with another shoulder injury.
Ryan BeckmanBeckman had Tommy John surgery on June 12, 2012.
Sone AlukoIn November 2012, Aluko picked up an Achilles injury, initially ruling him out for a month, which Hull City incidentally won all four games he was missing, but later in January the injury flared up again.
Jos? ArredondoHe underwent Tommy John surgery (UCL reconstruction) in February and spent the summer of 2010 training at the Reds' facility in Goodyear, Arizona.
Kevin ThomsonThis injury ruled him out for the rest of the 2008 -- 09 season.
Alan Combe Combe was Kilmarnock's regular goalkeeper until he suffered a serious hip injury early in the 2009 -- 10 season.
Clayton HolmesOn August 14, 1993, during the first pre-season game, he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and was lost for the season.
Kyle Vanden BoschKyle was on injured reserve for the entire 2003 season after suffering a torn ACL in left knee.
Clayton McDonaldIn April 2011 he picked up a shoulder injury that would keep him out of action for the rest of the season.
Nyan Boateng Boateng suffered a preseason ankle injury in August 2004 that forced him to miss his senior season of football at Abraham Lincoln High School.
Dan Johnson (baseball)He returned to the A's roster on August 31, Johnson was expected to be the A's starting first baseman in 2007, but suffered a torn labrum in his hip late in spring training and missed the first three weeks of the season.
Nate KaedingIn the 2011 NFL season, Kaeding was injured on the first play of the season when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament, causing him to miss the duration of the season and necessitated the signing of Nick Novak.
Gregg OlsonIn August 1993, Olson suffered a torn elbow ligament injury that sidelined him for the rest of the year.
Frank HerrmannOn March 13, 2013, Herrmann underwent Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the entire 2013 season.
Larry BirdBird started the 1988 -- 89 season, but ended his season after six games to have bone spurs surgically removed from both of his heels.
Eddie Johnson (punter)He played in six games in 2011 before being sidelined with a nagging injury.
Jeff NiemannOn April 10, 2013, Niemann underwent right shoulder surgery, which caused him to miss the 2013 season.
Patrick Patterson (basketball)After a Kentucky victory over the Ole Miss Rebels, Patterson missed the remainder of the 2007 -- 08 season with a stress fracture in his left ankle.
Vince WilforkWilfork will miss the rest of the 2013 season after being placed on injured reserve.
Reece WilliamsWilliams missed the majority of the 2008 season through a knee injury requiring a knee reconstruction.
Chris SimonHe underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in December 1998.
Laurence MaroneyOn October 20, 2008, Maroney's season ended when he was placed on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury, later disclosed by Maroney to be a broken bone suffered in a game against the New York Jets on September 14.
Junichi TazawaIn April 2010, Tazawa underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and was knocked out for the entire 2010 season.
Daniel RamsayHe started a further 4 games in the 2010 ITM Cup before being sidelined for the remainder of the season following shoulder surgery.
Ryan MadsonHe began the 2013 season on the 15-day disabled list due to still recovering from the Tommy John surgery.
Steve YzermanIn 2001 -- 02, Yzerman re-aggravated a knee injury, forcing him to miss 30 regular season games.
Abraham FrancoisIn 2004 he tore his ligament in his right knee in a pre-season game against McGill University forcing him to miss the entire season.
John VanbiesbrouckHe was named to the 1996 World Cup of Hockey team but missed the Americans' victory due to a small cartilage tear in his right shoulder that required off-season surgery to repair.
Jo-Jo ReyesTommy John surgery kept him out for the end of the year and the first half of the 2005 season.
Alvin TolesDuring the Saints' 14-10 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on November 13, 1988, he suffered a serious knee injury.
Netan SansaraHowever, during a pre-season friendly in July 2010 against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sansara's progress was halted due to an ankle ligament injury sustained in a tackle with Greg Halford.
Nicolas BatumBatum missed the first 45 games of the 2009 -- 10 season due to torn cartilage in his right shoulder.
Todd WadeHe started the first nine contests in 2005 but then suffered a torn knee ligament and was placed on injured reserve for the balance of the season.
Brock MarionIn 1996, he missed 6 games because of a season ending shoulder injury.
Kory LichtensteigerIn the 2011 season, Lichtensteiger would be put on injured reserve after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Week 6 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Brian LawrenceOn the second day of spring training for the season, team doctors discovered a torn labrum and a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, which put him on the disabled list for all of 2006.
Gareth Owen (footballer born 1982)In March 2009 Owen picked up an ankle injury, which kept him out of action for the rest of the season.
Jerry GroteIn 1972, Grote played in only 64 games due to injuries and in late September he had surgery to remove bone chips from his right elbow.
Jorge AndradeIn the team's 2008 pre-season, Andrade suffered the same injury and missed the entire 2008 -- 09.
Eric BrewerBrewer missed ten games before being activated from the injured reserve list, returning to the St. Louis line-up for a game on December 20, 2005, against the Phoenix Coyotes.
Callum PatersonOn 22 January 2013, Paterson suffered ligament damage to his foot in training that ruled him out of the Scottish League Cup Semi-final against Inverness that weekend.
Dan CloutierIn the opening round of the 2004 playoffs against the Calgary Flames, Cloutier suffered another injury, spraining his right ankle in the first period of game three.
Kurt PetersenOn August 19, 1986, he was placed on the injured reserve list after suffering a serious left knee injury that would eventually forced him into early retirement.
Kris JenkinsHis injuries continued during the first game of the 2005 NFL season when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament and was once again placed on injured reserve.
David WetherallWetherall kept off his injury problems and played in the first 15 games of the 2003 -- 04 season, but was ruled out for two months after suffering medial ligament damage, following a knee injury sustained during the club's 1 -- 0 defeat to Watford.
Putt ChoateHe spent the entire 1979 season on injured reserve after suffering a broken leg in training camp on August 13, 1979.
Dylan BundyOn June 26, 2013, it was announced that Bundy would undergo Tommy John surgery on June 27, and is expected to miss at least 12 months.
Brett GardnerIn 2007, he played 54 games for the Double-A Trenton Thunder, though he missed time with a broken bone in his hand.
Brent HawkinsUnfortunately, he suffered a right shoulder injury prior to the start of the 2011 CFL season which caused him to miss the entire season.
Jont? BuhlIn 2007, Buhl started the first three games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury when he broke his wrist in Winnipeg on July 13.
John MensahOn 9 April 2011, Mensah suffered a Grade Two adductor tear just 11 minutes into Saturday's 3 -- 2 home defeat by West Brom and his future at Sunderland is in doubt due to injury.
Walter GarganoIn the mid second season, Gargano suffered a fractured foot during training in March 2009 and was sidelined for two months.
Rudy GestedeGestede suffered a pre-season injury which kept him out of the first two months of the 2012 -- 13 campaign.
Bobby OrrIn 1968 -- 69, Orr skipped the pre-season to rest the knee but was in uniform for the season start.
Craig Wilson (first baseman)In 2005, Wilson played in only 59 games as a result of two separate hand injuries that caused him to spend over half the season on the disabled list, playing in only five games between May 6 and August 28.
Will Smith (American football)However, Smith suffered a knee injury (a torn ACL) in the Saints' third preseason game, against the Houston Texans on August 25, 2013, and was reported to be out for the season.
Corey MaggetteBothered by a nagging foot injury, he sat out much of the 2005 -- 06 season.
Simon RussellHe picked up a thigh injury that ruled him out of the beginning of the 2007 -- 08 season and returned to action in a 3 -- 1 victory against Droylsden on 18 September 2007.
Michael BushThe injury was so bad that ESPN announced before the end of the game that Bush would miss the remainder of the 2006 season.
Yasmani GrandalAn MRI revealed that there was significant damage in the ACL and MCL, which prematurely ended Grandal's 2013 season.
Henry HynoskiOn May 24, 2013, Hynoski underwent left knee surgery to repair an MCL and a chip fracture to the lateral plateau.
Thierry HenryScans the next day revealed that he would need at least three months to heal from new groin and stomach injuries, missing the rest of the 2006 -- 07 season.
Gavin MahonShortly before the start of pre-season, it was announced that Mahon was going to miss the opening months of the new campaign after sustaining a knee injury in May 2002.
Brandon MorrowOn July 24, it was reported by Rogers Sportsnet that Morrow was diagnosed with an entrapped radial nerve in his right forearm, and will likely miss the rest of the 2013 season.
Phil PickenPicken suffered a knee injury in a game against Notts County in September 2012 and was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the season, with Bury suffering relegation in his absence.
Brian McGrattanHe missed the majority of the season after suffering a knee injury in a January 1, 2001, game against the Kingston Frontenacs.
Nathan Carroll (footballer)He underwent surgery on his shoulder at the end of the 2005 season.
Lee BellA broken foot and an ankle injury caused Bell to miss the start of the 2006 -- 07 season.
Aaron HosackOff-season shoulder surgery kept him out of action for the 2005 NFL season.
Scooter Berry Berry's Junior season was broken up by a shoulder injury on September 12 in a game against ECU.
Ray Putterill After seven operations throughout his career including a fractured spine, a hip reconstruction, cartilage in his knee, a hernia operation and a fractured spine when playing for England Schoolboys, the under 15s, against Ireland, in July 2010 he signed for League two club Accrington Stanley on a six-month contract.
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaSaltalamacchia suffered a shoulder injury on August 15, 2009 and was placed on the disabled list.
Troy Clarke (Australian rules footballer)An injury sustained in 1995 meant he had to undergo a knee reconstruction which ultimately ended his AFL career.
Calvin PaceOn August 2010 Pace injured his foot during preseason and missed the first four games of the season.
Billy KilmerSuffering a fractured leg, Kilmer's injury was bad enough to also force him to sit out the entire 1963 NFL season.
Ben RossAfter suffering neck injury playing for Cronulla in the opening round of the 2009 NRL season Ross was sidelined for the remainder of the season.
Kyle WrightHe underwent thumb surgery a week later, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2006 season.
Curtis DaviesOn 1 March 2008, Davies suffered a ruptured achilles tendon against Arsenal and was expected to be out for at least six months.
John Kennedy (Scottish footballer) Kennedy suffered ankle ligament damage during his time at Norwich, and returned to Celtic after further damaging his troubled knee in December 2008.
Randy JohnsonJohnson was placed on the 60-day disabled list with a torn rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder on July 28, 2009.
Bob SandersIn 2009, Sanders started two games before being placed on injured reserve on November 6 with an arm injury.
Shontayne HapeIn March 2007, Hape was ruled out for most of the season because of a cruciate ligament injury.
Micky QuinnQuinn was ruled out of action for three months when in October 1991 he suffered a knee injury, and managed just seven goals in 22 games.
Oguchi OnyewuOnyewu missed all the 2009 -- 10 season -- appearing in only one Champions League match -- due a knee injury suffered while on national team duty.
Elvis DumervilHowever, on August 4, 2010, Dumervil suffered a torn pectoral muscle during practice, and missed the entire 2010 season.
Hern?n IribarrenHe suffered a knee injury in spring training and missed the entire 2011 season.
Luis AyalaAs a result, he underwent Tommy John surgery on March 30, and was knocked out for the entire 2006 season.
Jake WestbrookWestbrook also spent the entire 2009 season on the 60-day DL, still recovering from the surgery.
Ronald ZubarThis injury kept him out of first team contention until November 2011, but soon after his return he suffered a further injury setback when he damaged his knee and so missed several more months.
Brad RichardsHe would not return for the rest of the 2009 season, and the Stars missed the playoffs.
James WycheIn 2008 he missed the entire season with a knee injury suffered in the preseason and was placed on injured reserve on August 9, 2008.
Ricardo QuaresmaIn the final weeks of the season, he injured his right foot, forcing him to miss the 2004 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
Arrelious BennOn August 6, 2013, Benn tore his ACL and will miss the 2013 season.
Reggie EvansEvans started the season with a foot injury and did not play a game for the Raptors until February 10, 2010.
Richard Seymour The 2008 season proved to be a much healthier one for Seymour, who started the first 15 games, only to miss to the season finale against the Buffalo Bills with a back injury.
Shawon DunstonHowever, he injured his back that offseason, and required surgery to repair a herniated disk in May 1992.
Trent WhitfieldPrior to his second year with the Bruins on August 22, 2010, it was announced that Whitfield had torn his Achilles tendon and would likely miss the entirety of the 2010 -- 11 season.
David RodanHowever, following ligament augmentation and reconstruction surgery, which replaced the torn ligament with one made of polyester fibres, Rodan was able to play in round six, 2010.