TK Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 For Immediate Release January 7, 2020 REDSKINS ANNOUNCE DR. KEVIN WILK AS MEDICAL CONSULTANT LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today Dr. Kevin Wilk as the team’s new medical consultant. Wilk will report directly to Head Athletic Trainer Ryan Vermillion. “Kevin Wilk is one of the most established and successful physical therapists in our industry,” said Washington Redskins Owner Dan Snyder. “He has worked with some of the greatest athletes in sports and has known Ryan Vermillion for years. He is a great addition to our medical team and will be a tremendous asset to our players.” “Kevin is one of the most respected physical therapists in the world of sports,” said Head Coach Ron Rivera. “His addition to our organization will be extremely beneficial to our players and will take our medical staff to the next level.” “I’ve known Kevin Wilk for more than 30 years and his work speaks for itself,” said Redskins Head Athletic Trainer Ryan Vermillion. “He will be an invaluable part of our operation, providing our staff consultation on athletic performance and rehabilitation. Our goal is to be the best athletic training staff in professional sports and Kevin will help us achieve that goal.” Kevin Wilk has worked with some of the biggest names in sports and has performed rehabilitation on Michael Jordan, Bo Jackson, Drew Brees, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Eli Manning, among many others. Wilk is one of the most distinguished clinical physical therapists in the industry and has been a leading authority in rehabilitation of sports injuries and orthopedic lesions for 33 years. He is currently Associate Clinical Director for Champion Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Ala. and is also the Director of Rehabilitative Research at the American Sports Medicine Institute. Wilk has worked in professional baseball for 29 years and has worked with the Tampa Bay Rays since the organization was created, in the role of rehabilitation consultant. Wilk has published over 170 journal articles and is on the review board for nine journals along with having delivered over 900 lectures at professional and scientific meetings. In 2012, he was inducted into the Sports Section Blackburn Hall of Fame and in that same year he was awarded the American Physical Therapy Association Catherine Worthingham Fellowship, which is the highest honor given to an APTA member. In 2004, Wilk received the Ron Peyton Award for career achievement from the Sports Physical Therapy Section of the APTA and he has also received the James Andrews Award for achievement in the area of baseball science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 so are we gonna be able to get the free "happy pills" for es staff deal back on track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Jumbo said: so are we gonna be able to get the free "happy pills" for es staff deal back on track? Unrelated question: Is there an opening for personal mod cheerleader and would said position be considered part of the "ES Staff"? Asking for a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryMason Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Got to imagine this is going to help in the Trent Williams talks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 40 minutes ago, bearrock said: Unrelated question: Is there an opening for personal mod cheerleader and would said position be considered part of the "ES Staff"? Asking for a friend. tk tired to run something along those lines once and some local collge there reported it as a "creeper on campus" situation so prob not. part of his agreement with the authorities if i recall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Est.1974 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 The return of Trent is going to prove to be expensive exercise in more ways than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 FYI Wilk has worked with Dr James Andrews for decades. He's also the guy that put Drew Brees' shoulder back together when he shredded it & no one but the Saints would sign him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 22 minutes ago, TK said: FYI Wilk has worked with Dr James Andrews for decades. He's also the guy that put Drew Brees' shoulder back together when he shredded it & no one but the Saints would sign him. I like it when the doctors know stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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