The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... Garcon escaped surgery on the foot injury that bothered him throughout the 2012 NFL season, but he ended up going under the knife in January to repair a torn labrum.
Diehards Line:The injury occurred during the Washington Redskins' playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks. HC Mike Shanahan described the surgery as a chest procedure, though Garcon clarified on ESPN's "NFL Live" on Thursday that it was to his labrum. "It was a small surgery," Garcon told ESPN. It wasn't nothing major." Garcon will miss the entirety of the offseason program, but the Redskins expect him back on the field for training camp. ... Again, we'll be following his progress closely in coming weeks. Stay tuned.