Posts Tagged Athlete health

Rams OL Watkins suspended for opener

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Rams offensive lineman Rokevious Watkins has been suspended without pay for the season opener for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy.

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WR Crabtree not on 49ers’ practice field

In this Oct. 18, 2012 file photo, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) jumps over Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman (25) during the first quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco. 49ers leading wide receiver Crabtree is not on the practice field for Wednesday afternoon's, May 22, 2013 organized team activity, though the team has provided no update regarding his absence amid reports he tore his Achilles tendon. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers leading wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon.

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Injured Steelers TE Miller improving but cautious

Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller walks across the practice field with his right knee wrapped during the NFL football OTA session on  Wednesday, May 22, 2013  at the team headquarters in Pittsburgh. Miller is recovering from an injury from last season. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Heath Miller knows his football career isn’t over, just paused. When the injured Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl tight end will be able to hit the “play” button again is anybody’s guess.

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Ravens rookie LB Brown sidelined after surgery

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh speaks at a news conference after NFL football practice at the team's practice facility in Owings Mills, Md., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens rookie linebacker Arthur Brown will be sidelined for at least a month while he recovers from sports hernia surgery.

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Phillips’ strange double lifts Reds over Mets 7-4

Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips hits and RBI single during the seventh inning of the baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Phillips bounced a bizarre double over first base to snap a ninth-inning tie, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the struggling New York Mets with a 7-4 victory Wednesday.

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