Ravens cornerback Rolle reveals he has epilepsy

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Mystery Illness Revealed
Published 11/21/2007 by J-Red at East Coast Bias
After a month or more of speculation, Ravens CB Samari Rolle revealed that epilepsy has caused him to miss a few weeks this season. When initial reports were that Rolle was "unsteady" as a result of medication, official doctor of ECB, Ralph Lebron, M.D., and J-Red conferred and decided that an anti-seizure medication was the most likely culprit. Turns out we were right. Kudos to the organization and to the Baltimore Sun for knowing the identity of the illness and refusing to disclose it out of respect to Samari. ...

Samari Rolle Reveals Illness to be Epilesy
Published 11/22/2007 by Jarrett at The Ebony Bird | A Blog For Baltimore Ravens Fans
Ravens cornerback Samari Rolle, who has missed six games this season due to an undisclosed illness, confirmed to reporters after practice this evening that the illness is epilepsy. The 10-year veteran said that he suffered three seizures this season, but has possibly suffered smaller seizures throughout the last 2 1/2 years. He is expected to start this Sunday against the San Diego Chargers The report gave no indications of the effects football may have had in causing or worsening this condition, but information from Rolle and the team indicate that the illness is under ...