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Rex Grossman Get His Knee Hit, Knocked Out of Game Against Redskins
Rex Grossman Get His Knee Hit, Knocked Out of Game Against Redskins
Early in the Redskins-Bears game, Redskins defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin ran into Rex Grossman's knee ... knocking him out of the game. Brian Griese has taken over at QB for the Chicago Bears. The hit was legal, in a sense: Griffin had his legs taken out from under him by a blocker. However, the hit caused Grossman's knee to bend in a way that knees normally don't bend. Grossman, who ...
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Bears QB Rex Grossman Out of Game With Knee Injury
SPORTSbyBROOKS — SPORTSbyBROOKS ("SbB") GROSSMAN WRECKS KNEE, LEAVES THURSDAY NIGHT GAME: AOL FANHOUSE reports that Bears QB Rex Grossman left in the first quarter of Thursday night's contest against the Redskins with a knee injury. Since the game was broadcast on the inacessible NFL Network, we await confirmation via Pony Express next week. ...

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Rex Grossman is down with 10:53 left in the first and will not return because of a knee injury. Cornelius Griffin fell into Grossman's left leg . The leg bent in and looked horrible. Griffin beat Terrence Metcalf. Brian Griese is in.
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Quarterback Rex Grossman left with a knee injury on the Chicago Bears' second possession against the Washington Redskins on Thursday night, and both teams missed field-goal tries in a scoreless first quarter. Grossman's left leg twisted awkwardly when ...
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