2006 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

As the rounds are put behind the cowboys and cowgirls, the injured list grows. Rodeo is tough sport and 10-days straight is almost more than a body can take. But nothing sooths those aches and pains better than prize money and a chance to take a gold buckle back home.

Injuries during/before Round 1:

Tie-down roper Trevor Brazile is competing with a sports hernia.

Bronc rider Cody DeMoss tore both groin muscles in Omaha and is coming off knee injuries suffered in July. He is competing.

Bull rider Matt Austin is competing with torn groin and stomach muscles.

Tie-down roper Fred Whitfield has a pinched nerve in his neck.

Bull rider Wesley Silcox has a torn rotator cuff.

Bareback rider Chad Klein is competing with a torn ACL.

Injuries during/before Round 2:

Bull rider Sonny Murphy is OUT with fractures to his vertebrae.

Injuries during/before Round 3:

Bull rider Matt Austin is OUT with a torn stomach muscle and groin.

Bronc rider Rusty Allen is competing with a bruised gluteus.

Injuries during/before Round 4:

Bull rider D.J. Domangue is OUT with a dislocated hip.

Injuries during/before Round 5:

Steer wrestler Ronnie Fields is OUT with a torn MCL in his right knee.

Injuries during/before Round 6:

Steer Wrestler Dru Melvin dislocated his shoulder during the round. It will require surgery after the NFR.

Injuries during/before Round 7:

Bronc riders Cody DeMoss and Dan Mortensen are suffering from injured necks.

Kelly Kaminski's barrel horse Rocky has suffered a re-injury and will not compete. The injury is NOT expected to be career ending.

Injuries during/before Round 9:

Bronc rider Cody DeMoss has three broken vertebrae in his lower back.

Bronc rider Glen O'Neill is OUT with a right knee and and left foot.

Bullfighter Joe Baumgartner is OUT with an injured left ankle.

Injuries during/before Round 10:

Bronc rider Cody DeMoss is OUT from previous injuries.

We will continue the injury watch and hope that the rest of the cowboys and cowgirls stay healthy for the remainder of the 2006 National Finals Rodeo.