DE Walter Stewart back in the draft

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  1. jim1

    jim1 New Member

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    After a wide variety of opinions – some agreeing with UC that Stewart shouldn’t play football again because had been born without the posterior arch of his C1 vertebra, others saying it wouldn’t keep him from having an NFL career – Stewart was cleared to resume working out in December. He has spent the past three months at Ignition APG in Mason and will head to Indianapolis on Friday.

    A couple of weeks later, Stewart told teammates his career was over because of the spinal abnormality. Fields said UC’s team doctors recommended immediate surgery, which has confused other specialists who have looked at his case. Had it been a normal neck injury, Stewart likely would have been back by UC’s 10th game.

    Since the original diagnosis, Stewart and Fields consulted with different doctors, including two for NFL teams. One raised the issue as a red flag and would recommend against drafting him, while the other said he wouldn’t rule Stewart out.

    http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20130216/SPT02/302160065/&gcheck=1
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    Interesting player, I like him, fits the mold as a 4/3 pass rushing DE and maybe some DE/OLB versatility - nice back pedal at :12 in the 1st clip followed by a nice sack. I don;t know much about this guy, but at first glance I like him.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9QcWcCPDrI

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrBc_PdopCI
     
  2. ckparrothead

    ckparrothead Draft Forum Moderator Luxury Box

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    When healthy I thought he was a guy that had dynamite in his ankles explosively. I was intrigued.
     

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