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Playing is life-threatening call for Pittsburgh Steelers' Ryan Clark
Playing is life-threatening call for Pittsburgh Steelers' Ryan Clark
Ryan Clark is talking little as it becomes increasingly likely he won't play Monday in Denver due to a rare blood condition that nearly caused him to die after playing there two years ago.
Steelers: No word on Clark's status
Steelers: No word on Clark's status
post-gazette.com — While safety Ryan Clark is not expected to play in Monday night's game in Denver, there will... be no official confirmation from him or coach Mike Tomlin on his status before the game. (more) Steelers: No word on Clark's status
Hines Ward: Ryan Clark Should Sit Out This Week
Hines Ward: Ryan Clark Should Sit Out This Week
nfl.fanhouse.com — by JJ Cooper No one will ever accuse Hines Ward of being soft on the football field.... He's caught passes over the middle with busted ribs been dragged off the field only to return and put his body on the line again. He regularly blocks defensive ends ... (more) Hines Ward: Ryan Clark Should Sit Out This Week
On the Steelers: Clark unlikely to play against Broncos
On the Steelers: Clark unlikely to play against Broncos
post-gazette.com — Ryan Clark practiced all week and maintained that he and/or Steelers coach Mike Tomlin would decide at... some point whether he would play in Denver. (more) On the Steelers: Clark unlikely to play against Broncos
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Wilson: Steelers' Clark unlikely to play against Broncos
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors — Pittsburgh Steelers hard-hitting safety Ryan Clark is regarded as unlikely to play against the Denver Broncos, a development stemming from his rare blood condition . Clark nearly died after playing in Denver's thin air three years ago. He was hospitalized in Denver when complications from sickle-cell trait prevented oxygen from flowing into his spleen. Clark is being asked not to play by his concerned teammates after he required operations to remove his spleen and gall bladder, losing nearly 30 pounds. Clark is among the small percentage of people who aren't able to play in ...

Ryan Clark Deciding To Play And Risk Dying
DUELING COUCHES — ... Clark was hospitalized in Denver when complications from sickle-cell trait prevented oxygen from flowing into his spleen. He later needed operations to remove his spleen and gall bladder, and the 205-pound Clark lost more than 30 pounds before he finally began feeling better more than two months later. More ...

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