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Derek Newton Texans Jersey . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in
November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury
he suffered in the preseason.
In an interview outside his home with Denver television stations KCNC
and KMGH this week, the Broncos defensive lineman said hes back up to
280 pounds, having regained 20 of the 30 pounds he lost last season, and
will resume training next week.
"Im ready to go. Im going to be better than I was," said Wolfe, who had
been reticent to talk to reporters during the season as he and his
doctors were stumped by his symptoms that included weight loss and
irritability.
Wolfe was sidelined for 10 days in August after his arms and legs went
numb following a frightening hit in a preseason game at Seattle on Aug.
17. He was cleared in time for the opener against Baltimore.
Then, on a bus ride to the airport for a flight to Kansas City on Nov.
29, Wolfe suffered a seizure and was taken to University Hospital in
Denver, where he underwent a battery of tests over four days.
Wolfe practiced just twice after that, on Dec. 25 and 27, after which
the Broncos sent him home to rest, realizing he wouldnt be able to
return to help shore up their defence in the playoffs.
"I had a bruise on my spinal cord," Wolfe told the stations. "... I
thought it was fully healed and I came back a little too soon and I just
kept hitting it, kept hitting it, kept hitting it. And it screwed my
nervous system up a little bit, just kind of crisscrossed the wires a
little bit.
"And really just mentally, it was hard to deal with because I didnt know
what was going on and why I was losing weight and all this, and my
adrenals werent functioning right, nothing was really working right and
what it came down to was I needed to let it heal, I needed to let myself
heal. So, I took about two months and I just did nothing. And I feel
better than Ive ever felt before."
Wolfe said the seizure he suffered on the bus ride to the airport wasnt
the kind where theres foaming at the mouth or convulsions but one in
which he just suddenly felt very tired and started sweating profusely,
which he dismissed as the effects of having just showered after practice
and putting on his three-piece suit.
"I was thinking I just need to get to the plane so I can take a nap,"
Wolfe recounted.
He started to slump into the aisle, however, and Von Miller grabbed him
and "Terrance Knighton started yelling, Stop the bus! Stop the bus!"
Wolfe recounted.
Twenty-six hours later, Wolfe woke up in intensive care. So confused
about where he was and why he was strapped down, he broke the hospital
bed before he could be calmed down, he said.
At first, he didnt realize hed been there that long and his first
question was whether hed be able to play against the Chiefs that
weekend. Doctors told him theyd had to put him in a medically induced
coma to run tests and do spinal taps to rule out such things as brain
tumors.
After his comeback stalled in December and he realized he wasnt going to
get back on the field for the playoffs, Wolfe retreated to his home a
few miles from team headquarters and he said didnt even watch football
for a while.
He did go to the Super Bowl, however, in New Jersey, where he and
several other defensive starters such as Von Miller, Chris Harris Jr.,
Kevin Vickerson and Rahim Moore watched helplessly from the sideline as
the Broncos were throttled 43-8 by the Seattle Seahawks.
"It was tough to sit there and watch it happen because I think if our
defence was healthy, its a different ballgame," Wolfe said. "... Nothing
against Seattle, theyre a great football team and they played a really
good game and they had a great season, but I just really would have
liked to see what it would have been like to have our true defence out
there."
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WASHINGTON -- Forward Drew Gooden has re-signed with the Washington
Wizards.
Team president Ernie Grunfeld announced the signing Friday. Terms of the
deal were not disclosed.
The 6-foot-10 Gooden appeared in 22 regular season games for Washington
last season, averaging 8.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest.
Over 10 playoff games, Gooden averaged 3.4 points and 4.2 rebbounds. Damaris Johnson Texans Jersey. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, he had 12 points and
13 rebounds in the Wizardss win at Indiana
The 12-year NBA veteran originally signed a 10-day contract with
Washington on Feb. 26, and eventually signed for the remainder of the
season on March 18.
For his career, Gooden is averaging 11.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per
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