Slowly but surely, the chances of sneaking into the postseason in the National League have slipped away for the Giants. The back-to-back losses to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday and Tuesday seemed to solidify that fact.
At this point, the Giants have decided that it’s about time to give their young prospects a taste of the major leagues, and to see what they can do going forward.
On Tuesday, the Giants released second baseman Scooter Gennett, whom they had acquired at the trade deadline but, other than a brief road trip to Colorado, never really got going. He hit only .234 during a stint that lasted slightly less than a month.
In the process, the team called up right-handed reliever Tyler Rogers, a 28-year old who has a side-winding delivery that features his knuckles coming within inches of scraping the mound, from Triple-A Sacramento.
Coming to Oracle Park with him is infielder Mauricio Dubon, whom the Giants have high hopes for and also grew up a huge Giants fan. He originally came to the Giants organization days before the deadline from Milwaukee when starter Drew Pomeranz and reliever Ray Black were dealt to the Brewers.
He is expected to get plenty of starts at second base and will share time with emerging infielder Donovan Solano, who can also play shortstop to spell Brandon Crawford.
The Giants are now 65-67 and are now in third place in the National League West, and they have slipped to six games back in the wild-card race.
The Giants will host the San Diego Padres, a team that has long forgotten about the postseason despite high expectations going into the 2019 season, for a four-game series that starts tomorrow night.
Many new faces on defense are expected to make contributions on Saturday when No. 25 Stanford hosts Northwestern at Stanford Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Even before spring practice, the unit began jelling in the film room and during voluntary workouts. New leaders emerged and reminded underclassmen about the program’s high standards.
“Absolutely,” said senior inside linebacker Andrew Pryts. “That’s been a theme of ours. The individuals in our locker room only care about team success. We’ve developed that mentality that we’re all in this together and we’re going to pursue the ball 11 guys at a time.”
Senior free safety Malik Antoine started 11 games in 2018 and is the veteran of the secondary. Voted one of five captains by his peers, Antoine likes the energy and attention to detail he has seen and expects Stanford to surprise people.
“We have a lot of guys emerging, like Kendall Williamson, Noah Williams, J.J. Parson and Stuart Head,” Antoine said. “We spent a lot of time together watching tape and on the field.”
Both contributed to added confidence and communication, which will be critical on Saturday when the No. 25 Cardinal hosts Northwestern in its season opener at 1 p.m. at Stanford Stadium.
“The first game of the year, you really don’t know what will happen,” said Antoine. “That communication serves as the calmness in the game.”
It hasn’t gone unnoticed by David Shaw, the Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football.
“It is loud, it’s clear and it is crisp,” Shaw said. “They are on the same page every single play and I think our team feeds off that.”
Lance Anderson, the Willie Shaw Director of Defense and Associate Head Coach, has been impressed by the grit and unselfishness demonstrated by his entire group.
“There’s a lot of guys who don’t have egos and just want to go out and do their job,” Anderson said. “I think it’s a reflection of the leadership group, especially Casey Toohill and Malik.”
In addition to new starters, many younger players could see action in certain packages and situations. If they impress, it could result in expanded playing time.
“We’re going out to play well,” said Anderson. “I don’t think any of us will be satisfied with anything less. Our expectations haven’t changed.”
Pryts believes Stanford will be ready.
“A lot of less experienced guys have been stepping up and playing good ball throughout camp,” Pryts said. “We’re excited. There are a lot of guys who can’t wait to go out and play.”
Antoine is anxious to see how they respond.
“This could be a four-quarter game,” said Antoine. “I just want to see how we fight.”
RECOGNIZING LUCK: Shaw coached Andrew Luck for four years and watched him throw for 9,430 yards (No. 2 in program history), 82 touchdowns (No. 1) and compile a completion percentage of .670 (No. 1). They visited just before the Cardinal began fall camp and Luck sounded excited to start his eighth season with the Indianapolis Colts.
Like many others, Shaw was surprised when Luck announced his retirement from the NFL last week.
“This guy was going to play the game at the highest level for as long as he could,” Shaw said. “But he’s also going to be one of those guys that wants life after football as much as he wants life with football. He came to that point much earlier than many of us anticipated or wanted, but he came to that point where it was time for him to stop for his health, his family and his future, and I applaud him for it.”
Asked if any memories of Luck stood out during his time on The Farm, Shaw said, “We could spend the next two hours talking about those four years. There’s so many for me, and many are not on the football field. Unbelievably competitive and talented, but also a great leader and a great teammate.”
K.J. Costello grew up a USC fan until he watched Luck play. His star power helped persuade Costello to visit Stanford and eventually commit to the Cardinal.
“I was fortunate enough to have lunch with him about three months ago,” Costello said. “I was huge fan growing up and he’s one of the main reasons why I decided to leave Southern California and come up here. Look at what he did here; nobody is ever going to touch what he did. He won a lot of football games and set the standard.”
ADEBO ISLAND: Cornerback Paulson Adebo had a sensational sophomore season in 2018 as a first-year player. He led the country with 24 passes defended, 20 pass breakups and four interceptions.
Shaw thinks he’s raised his game.
“Regardless of the stats, I think he’s a better football player this year,” Shaw said. “Smart, more versatile, more experienced. He’s been through a lot and loves to be pushed. He’s set his own standards.”
Anderson echoed Shaw’s sentiments.
“For all the individual accolades he gets, he still works harder than anybody,” said Anderson.
BIG SURPRISE: On Monday morning, Shaw surprised former walk-on wide receiver Brycen Tremayne with a scholarship.
“It was overwhelming, for sure,” Tremayne said. “It was just a blessing to get that from Coach Shaw.”
Tremayne made sure to call his parents.
“My mom and dad and sister are my biggest supporters,” said Tremayne. “They’re overjoyed, too.”
Tremayne was caught off guard by the news.
“It was something I was always working for and it was a goal of mine,” said Tremayne. “I tried not to let it in my mind too much and just work as hard as I could.”
Treyman credited his teammates for their support and his improvement.
“They’ve always had my back,” Treyman said. “Coming in here as a walk-on was kind of overwhelming at first. Last year they took me in and they’re all my brothers now. I’m grateful for that.”
NORTHWESTERN NOTES: Last year, the Wildcats (9-5, 8-1) won the Big Ten West Division, and another solid season is expected.
“They’ve got a defensive line coming in that is big, long, physical and they play with relentless effort and great technique,” Shaw said. “They’re very versatile on the offensive side and use different tempos and different schemes. They’ve got two really good quarterbacks and who knows who’s going to start.”
Senior TJ Green appeared in nine games last season, while sophomore Hunter Johnson sat out after transferring from Clemson. In 2016, Johnson was named Mr. Football in Indiana.
Shaw expects both to play.
Isaiah Bowser rushed for 866 yards and six touchdowns last year as a true freshman. Shaw said he breaks tackles, is tough and faster than he looks.
“The biggest thing for us is to concentrate on our assignments, techniques and our effort,” Bowser said.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE: The Cardinal has no breathers in 2019 and has the hardest non-conference slate in the land, playing Northwestern, at UCF and Notre Dame. That’s in addition to nine Pac-12 games.
“I think that’s a question for after the season,” said Shaw. “Right now, we’ve got one game to play. All the schedule stuff for me stopped last week.”
HOME CROWD: As has often been the case, Stanford will play home games before school starts on Sept. 23. That limits student attendance for the season opener, but Antoine hopes a noisy crowd will cheer on the Cardinal against Northwestern and Oregon on Sept. 21.
“We’ve kind of gotten used to that,” Antoine said. “We say we don’t need added motivation and let our play do the talking. At the same time, we love and appreciate our fans and hope they come out in force.”
Lots going on Saturday at Stanford Stadium!
🌲 Cardinal Kids Day 🌲 Educators Appreciation Day 🌲 Band Day
DEVIOUS DAYS: Saturday is Cardinal Kids Day (gostanford.com/CKDpromo), Educators Appreciation Day (gostanford.com/educators) and Band Day (call 800-STANFORD). Stadium gates open at 11:30 a.m.
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EXTRA ENTRIES: Running back Trevor Speights and strong safety Stuart Head won’t play Saturday, but Shaw expects everyone else to be available … Freshmen running backs Austin Jones and Nathaniel Peat made good impressions in fall camp and could see action … Freshman Walter Rouse also has a chance to play and is backing up both offensive tackle spots … Freshmen cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly and punter Ryan Sanborn will likely make their college debuts … Stanford will have 22 double numbers this season.
QUOTE: “We’ve got a bunch of guys we’re going to roll out Saturday that haven’t played a lot of college football. We expect them to play hard and play fast, do their jobs, and do them well.” — David Shaw
Raider Nation, we have finally come to the end of the 2019 exhibition. The Silver and Black will play their final game of the exhibition season in Seattle Thursday night against the Seahawks. With no starters expected to play on both sides, this game will showcase players fighting for roster spots who want to put on a good showing for the coaches.
Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. PDT from CenturyLink Field.
Oakland is looking to close out the exhibition season undefeated. Last week, the Raiders needed a 33-yard field goal from kicker Daniel Carlson as time expired to edge the Green Bay Packers, 22-21, in a bizarre game that featured an 80-yard field for player safety.
End zones were marked by bright orange pylons at the 10-yard lines and there were no kickoffs. The field was reconfigured because of concerns about the areas where the goal posts for the CFL’s Winnipeg franchise were removed and covered with turf.
The game was actually a home game for the Raiders, who decided to move one of their two home games in the exhibition season to Winnipeg in a move that would save the team $500,000 in rent at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Oakland is set to move to Las Vegas in 2020.
Quarterback Nathan Peterman, who is in a close battle with Mike Glennon to be the primary backup to starter Derek Carr, threw a pair of touchdowns, including a 17-yard strike to wide receiver De’Mornay Pierson-El in the fourth quarter to cut the Green Bay’s lead to 21-19. Peterman’s 2-point conversion attempt was intercepted.
Peterman, who took over for Glennon after the first quarter, finished 23-of-37 for 210 yards in three quarters. Glennon, who struggled in his appearance against the Packers, completed 4-of-9 passes for just 38 yards.
Seattle picked up their second win of the exhibition season last week, defeating the Chargers, 23-15, in Los Angeles.
Seahawks starting quarterback Russell Wilson looked ready for the regular season to begin, leading Seattle on two touchdown drives before calling it a night. The eight-year veteran completed 6-of-9 passes for 73 yards. Wilson also rushed for 31 yards.
#1 Former Golden State Warrior and now Los Angeles Laker DeMarcus Cousins threaten to put a bullet in the head of his ex-girlfriend Christy West. West filed a restraining order against Cousins. Cousins wanted their seven-year-old son to attend the wedding of his and his girlfriend, but West said she wouldn’t have it, which touched off the argument. Cousins is out for the season with a torn ACL.
#2 The Cal Bears’ Justin Wilcox preparing his team for this Saturday’s game against UC Davis. Wilcox led Cal to a 7-6, 4-5 record last season. They got in the Cheez-It Bowl last season, but are looking for a bigger bowl this season.
#3 Kansas City Royals owner David Glass is close to selling the Royals for $900 million. The deal for $1 billion would go to John Sherman, a Kansas City businessman. Under Glass, the Royals won the 2015 World Series against the New York Mets.
#4 The San Jose Earthquakes picked up a key win after going winless in four of five games they got the victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Quakes’ Judson, Chris Wondolowski, and Andres Rios all scored for San Jose for the 3-1 win.
#5 London has Orlando City at San Jose this Saturday night at Avaya Stadium. The Quakes are looking for their second straight win. Does playing at home give them that chance?
#1 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 188 yards, a touchdown for 14 completions out of 20. It was a game that was called Jimmy G’s on track game after struggling the first few weeks of preseason. Garopplo has looked much better in camp.
#2 The 49ers signed former Arizona Cardinal cornerback Chris Campbell, the 49ers waived offensive lineman Dillion Day, the 49ers will be without Jason Verett, K’Waun Williams, Ahkello Witherspoon, and Richard Sherman for Thursday Night Football against San Diego.
SAN FRANCISCO — It seems that the Arizona Diamondbacks turned Oracle Park into Chase Field Northwest.
Adam Jones singled in Christian Walker in the top of the sixth inning, helping the Diamondbacks to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants before a crowd of 28,262 at Oracle Park. This season, the Diamondbacks went 7-2 at Oracle Park.
The Jones single was the third consecutive for the Diamondbacks, as Walker led off the inning with a single, then Jake Lamb followed up with a single and then Jones singled in Walker with one of his own.
Ketel Marte tied up the game in the top of the fifth inning, as he launched a solo home run off of Giants starter Jeff Samardzija. Marte was forced to leave the game, as he was injured during his home run trot.
Marte left the game due to a cramp in his right hamstring.
Former Giants pitcher Mike Leake evened up his record on the season at 10-10, as he went 7.1 innings, allowing two runs, scattering four hits, walking one and two strikeouts.
Samardzija went just five innings, allowing one run on three hits, walking just one and striking out three and did not fare in the decision.
The Giants took a quick 1-0 lead on Leake, as Brandon Belt singled with one out, stole second and went to third on an Alex Avila throwing error. Belt scored on a Stephen Vogt single into right field.
Walker put the game out of reach in the top of the 7th inning, as he singled off of Sam Coonrod, to score Tim Locastro, who walked with one out and stole second to get himself into scoring position and then the scored on the Walker single.
Tyler Rogers made his major- league debut in the top of the 8th inning, as he retired the Diamondbacks in his first inning ever as a major leaguer. Rogers went one inning with all zeroes.
The Giants attempted to make a game in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Mike Yastrzemski walked with one out and then scored when Brandon Belts double went just out of the reach Jarrod Dyson in centerfield. Evan Longoria then walked; however, Alex Dickerson lined into a double play, as Ildmaro Vargas made a diving catch and then threw to Walker, to get Longoria with the final out of the inning.
NOTES: Joey Rickard and Mauricio Duhon were recalled from Sacramento prior to the game, while the team also selected Rogers from the Rivercats.
Rogers and his twin brother Taylor, who is the closer for the Minnesota Twins are the 10th pair of twins to play in the majors.
These are the nine sets of twins to put on major league uniforms.
* Canseco, Jose 1985 2001 Canseco, Ozzie 1989 1993 § Cliburn, Stan 1980 1980 Cliburn,
Stu 1984 1988
§ Edwards, Marshall 1981 1983 Edwards, Mike 1977 1980 § * Grimes, Ray 1920 1926 Grimes, Roy 1920 1920
§ Hunter, George 1909 1910 Hunter, Bill 1912 1912
§ * Jonnard, Bubber 1920 1935 Jonnard, Claude 1921 1929 § * Minor, Damon 2000 2004 Minor, Ryan 1998 2001
§ * O’Brien, Eddie 1953 1958 O’Brien, Johnny 1953 1959 § * Shannon, Joe 1915 1915 Shannon, Red 1915 1926
* both played in the same season at least once
Trevor Gott was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow strain. Abiatal Avelino was optioned to Sacramento and Scooter Gennett was placed on unconditional release waivers.
Johnny Cueto went 4.1 innings, allowing four (three earned) runs on six hits, and striking out three in his third rehab start and first with the Rivercats.
UP NEXT: The Giants are off on Wednesday for the first time since August 28, 2008, and their last loss on August 28, came six years to the day in 2013, as they lost to the Colorado Rockies 5-4 at Coors Field.
The Aces once again dug themselves a hole early and couldn’t get out.
Las Vegas fell down 29-15 after the first quarter and lost to the Fever in Indiana 86-71.
“Well we’re searching,” said head coach Bill Laimbeer. “We know we got off to bad starts. Today was no exception. Right now we’re not a very good basketball team. We know that.”
A’ja Wilson led the Aces with 18 points, while Liz Cambage added 15.
“We just have to go back home and regroup, honestly. That’s pretty much it,” said Wilson. “Bring a little bit more energy and come together. But I think the biggest thing, it’s on us.”
Laimbeer decided to change the starting lineup with Tamera Young replacing Kelsey Plum, but Plum came off the bench and scored 17 points, including going 5 for 9 from 3-point range.
“Whatever I can do for my team, that’s what I’m going to do,” said Plum. “And that’s what I’m going to continue to do, regardless if I’m starting or not.”
With the loss, the Aces fell to 19-12 on the season and are in 4th place in the WNBA standings.
With just three games remaining in the regular season, the Aces next return home to play the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The 49ers will play one more preseason game before it’s time to go for real, but don’t expect the starters to be anywhere but the sidelines on Thursday.
The preseason finale, which will pit the 49ers against the Los Angeles Chargers, is really all about the guys who will make one last push to make the team’s 53-man roster, as the final cutdown will take place this Saturday.
There are reportedly a few notable names that are on the bubble to make the 49ers’ final roster, including receivers Jordan Matthews, Richie James and Kendrick Bourne as well as linebacker Malcolm Smith.
Matthews struggled in his last few years with the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles, and was signed by the 49ers as a free agent this offseason. Head coach Kyle Shanahan has been open in expressing how impressed he has been with the veteran pass-catcher’s showing in training camp.
He would otherwise be a lock for the 53-man roster, other than the fact that he does not stand out on special teams, as a backup receiver should. However, if he has a great outing on Thursday, there is no reason to believe that he will not be suiting up come Week 1.
Bourne came on during the second half of the season, but he has had a continued issue with the drops, which will be crucial in deciding exactly how many wideouts the 49ers want to keep. Marquise Goodwin, Dante Pettis, physical running back-turned receiver Jalen Hurd, highly-touted rookie Deebo Samuel and Trent Taylor all seem to be locked on to the final 53, so that apparently leaves either one, or maybe two, spots.
Smith has been nonexistent for much of his two years with the 49ers, and a lot of that has to do with assorted injuries, a bug that started in his first training camp with the team, which resulted in a torn pectoral muscle that saw him miss the entire season.
It hasn’t gotten much better for him since, and he was nowhere to be found during his preseason debut last week at Kansas City. The 49ers may keep him around as a locker room influence – he has been to two Super Bowls, including a win over the Denver Broncos that saw him return an interception for a touchdown – but his lack of production may force the team to pull the plug on him.
But this much is certain: There will be a lot of tough decisions to be made in the two days following Thursday’s game.
What a difference a day makes. On Monday night the A’s routed the Kansas City Royals 19-4. The A’s pounded out 22 hits to trounce KC. On Tuesday night, it was a different story. The A’s had just five hits, none after the second inning, and two runs. The A’s starter Mike Fiers went 5 1/3 innings and gave up only one run to earn his 13th win of the year and helped the A’s beat the Royals 2-1.
The late Joaquin Andujar had a saying; “You never know.” That is so true in baseball as one never knows what is going to happen in any particular game. You never know when you go to the park what you are going to see. One night it’s a blowout. The next night it’s a pitcher’s duel.”
That was what happened in Kansas City Tuesday night. The A’s, fighting for a playoff berth, need to put as many games as possible in the win column. They entered the game tied for the second Wild Card with Tampa Bay. They trailed the Cleveland Indians by 1/2 game for the first Wild Card. The Indians trounced the Detroit Tigers 10-1, and the Houston Astros clobbered the Tampa Bay Rays 15-1. The A’s now lead the Rays by one game and trail the Indians by 1/2 game. The first Wild Card hosts the one-game playoff between the first and second Wild Cards.
The A’s scored a run in the top of the first. Marcus Semien reached on an infield single. Royals starter, lefty Mike Montgomery, who entered the game with a 3-6 record, struck out Matt Chapman and Matt Olson swinging. A’s center fielder Mark Canha reached on Royals third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert’s fielding error. Khris Davis reached on an infield single to load the bases. Chad Pinder walked to drive in Semien with the A’s first run.
The A’s put another run on the board in the top of the second. With one out, A’s catcher Josh Phegley doubled to deep left center field. Marcus Semien followed his second hit of the night to drive in Phegley. Semien was caught stealing as he tried to advance to third base. That may have cost the A’s a run as Matt Chapman followed with a double. Matt Olson struck out to end the inning. The A’s led 2-0
Mike Fiers escaped jams in the second, third and fourth innings to keep the A’s ahead. In the bottom of the sixth, the Royals scored their only run of the game. Royals right fielder Hunter Dozier led off the sixth with a single. Left fielder Alex Gordon doubled to deep right-center field to drive in Dozier. Fiers retired Cuthbert for the first out. Fiers walked Ryan O’Hearn and that was the last batter he faced. A’s manager Bob Melvin went to the bullpen and brought in Yusmeiro Petit for the 66th time this year. Petit got Bubba Starling to fly out to center then struck out Meibrys Viloria looking for the third out, The A’s led 2-1.
There was no more scoring in the game. The A’s bullpen of Petite, Joakim Soria, and Liam Hendriks pitched 3 2/3 innings of scoreless ball and allowed one hit. The Royals’ bullpen did its job, too. Royals manager Ned Yost pulled Montgomery from the game with one out in the seventh. Kevin McCarthy, Scott Barlow, and Ian Kennedy did not allow a hit and kept the A’s scoreless. The A’s managed to hold on to win 2-1.
Game Notes: Mike Fiers won his 13th game of the year. It was a career-high for him. He started the season 2-3, but he has not lost since the beginning of May and has won his last 11 decisions. He is now 13-3.
Montgomery took the hard-luck loss, and his record drops to 3-7.
Fiers’ line was 5 1/3 innings of work, eight hits, and one run. Montgomery’s line was 6 1/3 innings, five hits, and two runs (one unearned).
Joakim Soria pitched in his 61st game this year. Soria was with the Royals from 2007 to 2011 and recorded 162 saves for Kansas City. He is third on the save list in Royals history.
The A’s scored runs in the first and second innings Tuesday night. They scored in the last eight innings Monday night. The 10 consecutive innings scoring a run set a new Oakland franchise record.
Mark Canha failed to get a hit, and his 10-game hitting streak came to an end.
The A’s sparkled on defense. Left fielder Seth Brown made two outstanding defensive play. Brown threw out Meibrys Viloria trying to score from second on a single by Whit Merrifield. He also made a great diving catch. He left his feet and threw out his glove to keep the ball from going to the wall for at least a double. Matt Chapman mad at least three sterling defensive gems to help out his team One of the plays was a bunt by Merrifield that went right down the line. Chapman barehanded the ball and threw to first to nail Merrifield. Merrifield, who has excellent speed, could not believe he was thrown out.
Up Next: Game three of the four-game series will be played Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The game will start at 5:15 pm PDT.
The A’s will have Tanner Roark handle the pitching chores. Roark is 8-8 with a 3.95 ERA. His opponent will be the Royal’s Jakob Junis. Junis is 8-12 with a 4.89 ERA. Junis labored in his last start against the Cleveland Indians last Friday. He threw 94 pitches in just four innings of work and allowed all four runs in the 4-1 loss to Cleveland.
#1 The Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants Bay Bridge Series was expected to be a real Battle of the Bay since both teams are vying for a wild card birth. The Giants ended up winning the two-game series with a 10-6 win on Saturday and a 5-4 win on Sunday took a loss on Monday night in San Francisco to Arizona 6-4.
#2 The A’s had a breakdown in their bullpen in each of the two games. Frustration took hold when A’s reliever Ryan Butcher threw high and inside to Giants catcher Stephen Vogt, who hit the dirt. No warnings were drawn. Vogt hit a grand slam home-run off Butcher on Saturday and Vogt said he had his suspicions about Butcher’s pitch since he’s noted to have decent control.
#3 The Oakland Raiders quarterbacks have the confidence of Raiders head coach Jon Gruden. Gruden said starting quarterback Derek Carr, backups Mike Glennon and Nathan Peterman all had good preseasons and the Raiders are expected to come out of the gate strong. The Raiders head to Century Link in Seattle for the final pre season game against the Seahawks on Thursday Night Football.
#4 San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has a great outing in his last preseason game on Saturday night against the Kansas City Chiefs after having a tough preseason. Garoppolo threw for 14-20, 188 yards, and one touchdown. The 49ers host the San Diego Chargers on Thursday Night Football.
#5 Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, who announced his retirement from football over the weekend, said that it was not fun anymore waking up each day to pain, rehab, and more pain. It was repeat and repeat again. He at 29 year old said it’s unlikely he will return to the NFL.
