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worker have helped give rise to the idea of performanceenhancing surgery. Ligament replacement surgeries may be more efficient now than ever, but Dr. Andrews said the ethical dilemma of such an idea isn’t something he thinks he’ll be challenged with in his lifetime, due to surgical risk factors that can never be totally eliminated. Nevertheless, Dr. Andrews is inundated with appointment Two of Dr. Andrews’ most prominent NFL patients, Drew Brees and Daunte Culpepper, competed last off-season in the open market for starting gigs. More specifically, the two quarterbacks vied for to fill the vacancy at the position for the Miami Dolphins. Fins coach Nick Saban chose Daunte over Drew, inferring in the Culpepper press conference that he’d rather take a risk on a knee injury over a shoulder one when considering a quarterback. Hindsight is no doubt 20/20, when you consider how prolific Brees was this season for the Saints compared to the still recovering Culpepper. The decision still resonates profoundly in all of the men’s careers; it sent Saban back to the college ranks, Brees into superstardom and sadly, C-Pep’s career into limbo. “There are strands of ligament tissue just stranded, sort of flicking around everywhere.” —Dr. Andrews all over the place and there’s blood requests from amateur, high school and junior high school athletes looking for an edge. When a quarterback like Drew Brees throws with as much pop as ever after rotator cuff surgery, it’s only natural that people would track down his surgeon. “It happens more often than you’d probably imagine,” Dr. Andrews said. “There are young kids that are just jumping at the least little bit of a ligament injury to their elbow and they’re as happy as can be when you tell them you’re going to have to reconstruct their ligament. Then one of the first questions the daddy asks is, ‘Do you think you can make him a 100 mph fast ball pitcher?’” Dr. Andrews, a devoted man of science, but also a man of Southern tradition and faith, always gives the same answer. “ I tell them that there is nothing we can do surgically that is as good as the good Lord made it,” he said. Matt Tuthill is the Senior Writer of Blitz Magazine. He lives in Bennington, Vermont and can be reached at www.matt-tuthill.com Full All Out BLITZ 87 http://www.matt-tuthill.com

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BLITZ Magazine Demo Publisher’s Letter Legends of the Fall: Jim Brown Pre-Game Safety Warning The History of Fantasy Football Phoenix Rising Miracle Worker The Real Jerry Maguire: How Leigh Steinberg Revolutionized the Role of Football Agents Who Is the Big Kid? Post Game

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