Filer Breaks Ankle: Doesn't Look Good

It was tough to tell what happened late in the second quarter, but it's obvious that it was pretty ugly. Storm fullback Rodney Filer broke off a short run and was tackled hard near the wall by the home bench, and did not get up. The game was paused for five to 10 minutes as Filer was attended to. Eventually, he was loaded onto a stretcher and carted off with his left leg heavily bandaged. The official word from the Storm is that it is a broken left ankle. Filer gave a thumbs up as he was carted off. He also waved his arms up and down to pump the crowd up. So far, no official word on how long he is out for.

Filer was having a career year. He scored a touchdown against the Dragons, his ninth rushing touchdown of the season (the team record for rushing touchdowns in a season is 15).