Injury Notebook: Byrne Out a Few Weeks with Ankle Injury

 2015 PBR Canada champion Tanner Byrne expects to be out a few weeks after injuring his right ankle (peroneal tendon injury) this past weekend in Springfield, Missouri, at the PFIWestern.com Invitational, presented by Bass Pro Shops.

Byrne said X-rays on Monday confirmed he broke no bones in his ankle or foot after bucking off Wired Child (2.07 seconds) in Round 3 of the 25^thPBR: Unleash The Beast event.

The 26-year-old now plans to rest for a few weeks until some of the swelling in his right ankle goes down.

“According to Tandy (Freeman), the tendon needs (to be) fixed, but I can do that later down the road,” Byrne said. “Plan of action is stay off it, ice it, get feeling better and walking on it normal. Then build a brace to get me rolling.”

Byrne is currently 20^th in the PBR world standings and in relatively good shape of qualifying for his fourth PBR World Finals. Byrne failed to qualify for the 2017 World Finals after a torn groin limited him to only five premier series events and 20 events overall.

The 26-year-old is 13-for-36 (28.26 percent) with a victory (St. Louis) and two sixth-place finishes on the 25^th PBR: Unleash The Beast.

Byrne was coming off his second-best showing of the season following his 155-point effort at the Music City Knockout in Nashville.

His victory in St. Louis was the third of his career, which is the most in PBR history by a Canadian rider on the premier series.

Byrne also bruised his right thigh in Round 1 in Springfield when he was kicked by The King during his 4.18-second buckoff.