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7/28/06

Bentley out for season

Newly acquired center tears knee tendon

By Patrick McManamon

Beacon Journal sportswriter

BEREA - It took one play in full-team drills for the misfortunes of the Browns to continue -- and the fortunes of the 2006 team to change.
On an innocent run to the right in Thursday morning's practice, center LeCharles Bentley -- the centerpiece of the team's revamped offense and offensive line -- tore the patellar tendon in his left knee.
Bentley will have surgery today to repair the tear and will miss the entire season. Rehab could take six to eight months.
The injury is a shot to the gut of a team whose bad luck with injuries seems to defy reasonable belief. General Manager Phil Savage acknowledged the setback, but tried his best not to surrender.
``We have to stay above the talk of the negativity and stay above the talk of this happened or what have you,'' Savage said. ``We're going to have the mind-set and the frame of mind going forward that we're still going to get the job done, we're still going to get some great things done this year.''
The patellar tendon holds the kneecap in place; when it ruptures, the kneecap slides up into the thigh, which means the seriousness of the injury was immediately evident to trainers and doctors -- as well as Bentley.
``No!'' Bentley screamed as he pounded the ground in frustration.
The fans in attendance grew silent, as did the players -- who loathe the notion of a training camp injury, especially to a key player.
``I heard somebody yelling, so I slowed down,'' said running back Reuben Droughns.
Droughns was running the ball on the play.
Coach Romeo Crennel said he immediately blew the whistle to stop the play when he saw players on the ground.
Unfortunately it was too late.
``We don't want anybody to go down,'' Crennel said. ``That's one of the reasons why we didn't have full pads on today. I thought by just having shoulder pads, those guys might stay off the ground. For the most part they did.
``Sometimes feet get tangled and guys end up on the ground.''
The play was a simple run to the right, and Bentley was blocking nose tackle Ted Washington.
Savage said Bentley went down when his body momentum was going forward and his foot got caught in the ground.
``That put a load on his left knee and that's when he rolled on the ground and created a pile with other players,'' said Savage, adding contact did not cause the injury.
``It's football,'' linebacker Andra Davis said. ``All we can do is pray for him.''
Bentley stayed on the ground for several minutes, and several teammates came over to see him.
Eventually, Bentley sat up while trainers put his leg in the cast. He then was helped to the cart by guards Cosey Coleman and Joe Andruzzi before being driven into the locker room.
Offensive linemen did not want to talk about the injury, but Washington stated the importance of the center.
``He is like the heart of the line,'' Washington said. ``He calls the signals and all that good stuff.''
Bentley was the highlight of the Browns offseason of acquisitions.
``He was the face of our free agent class,'' Savage said. ``He's a player that probably wanted to play for the Browns more than anybody we have out there.''
In March, the team signed him to a six-year, $36 million contract that included $12 million in guaranteed money.
Wednesday, Crennel said the center was at the top of the team's free-agent shopping list. Bentley, a native Clevelander who went to Ohio State, seemed to be the perfect fit.
He had Pro Bowl credentials, and the team felt he was big and strong enough to handle nose tackles such as Casey Hampton of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bentley exulted at signing with his hometown team, and entered training camp as arguably the best player on the team.
Now Bentley will watch as Bob Hallen, the former Kent State standout, takes over at center.
Hallen was signed for his versatility, and though he's experienced, the Browns know what they will be missing with Bentley out.
``Terrelle Smith doesn't let me forget (Bentley's ability),'' Droughns said. ``He played with (Bentley) in New Orleans and (Smith) said (Bentley) could play without pads.''
Savage said things happen in football -- and life. He said he would not allow the organization to give in to a ``woe is me'' attitude.
``It's a choice that you have to make,'' Savage said. ``If myself and the organization believes that there's validity to that, then we're wasting our time.''
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BROWNS
Recovery from tendon tear a lengthy process


Saturday, July 29, 2006Becky Regan
Plain Dealer Reporter
An ACL tear is uncomfortable, but at least it's common. After a season-ending patellar tendon tear, Browns center LeCharles Bentley is sitting on relatively unfamiliar ground.
The two-time Pro Bowler follows only a handful of football players who have torn their patellar tendons, with recovery time ranging from one season to several.
The patellar tendon attaches the bone in front of the knee to the lower leg and acts as a fulcrum to extend the lower leg. The tendon also acts as a stabilizer for the kneecap. Every time the knee moves or a football player crouches into position, the patellar tendon is working.
http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/http://ads.cleveland.com/RealMedia/...w.cleveland.com/xml/story/s3/s3brn/@StoryAd?x Considering how much work the patellar tendon does, it seems like tears should occur often. But Ken Locker of the National Athletic Trainers Association said tearing a patellar tendon is extremely uncommon.
Locker said in his 17 years as the Dallas Cowboys athletic trainer, he never saw a player tear his patellar tendon. Locker estimates that torn patellar tendons probably account for less than 5 percent of knee injuries.
In addition to being season-debilitating, a patellar tendon tear hurts. Locker said a patellar tendon tear is one of the most painful knee injuries an athlete can suffer, aside from knee dislocation.
"Sometimes people tear ACLs and they don't feel any pain. They just feel weakness and it gives [way] on them. A patellar tendon rupture is always painful," Locker said. "The guy was in a lot of pain, I'm sure."
Locker is not sure how Bentley tore the tendon. He said the tendon tears when the knee is in an awkward position, like that of a crouched player, and then is jerked or hit from that position.
Locker said Bentley's size, 309 pounds and 6-2, could have factored into the tear.
"In the NFL today, the players are bigger, stronger and faster and you're seeing a lot more injuries that we didn't see years ago," he said.

When Locker was an athletic trainer for the Cowboys from 1973 to '90, the heaviest offensive lineman on the team was about 265 pounds. Lighter athletes stand less of a chance to tear the tendon.
"You don't see a lot of torn patellar tendons in gymnasts," Locker said.
Locker said a torn patellar tendon typically happens in older athletes who already have torn another tendon in the knee. Eagles running back Correll Buckhalter tore his ACL in 2002 before tearing his patellar tendon in 2004. Buckhalter's ACL tear took a year to rehabilitate, while the patellar tear sidelined him for two years.
Bentley has not torn an ACL, but he did badly sprain his left knee in 2003.
There are no definite reasons why Bentley tore the tendon, but one thing's for sure - recovery is going to be a long process.
"Don't plan on seeing him at the Browns stadium for Thanksgiving," Locker said.
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:
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8/3/06

Bentley vows to return

Browns center says serious injury to knee will make him better on, off field

By Patrick McManamon

Beacon Journal sportswriter

BEREA - LeCharles Bentley had a vow for the future and a lament for the past.
He met with reporters Wednesday for the first time since his 2006 season ended on the first day of Browns' training camp.
Bentley could not quantify his disappointment at tearing his patellar tendon, but the center promised he would be back next season.
``I am going to play next year,'' he said. ``For anybody who has it in their mind that they doubt I'll play, that's unfortunate for you.''
Bentley wore a brace on his left knee and hobbled with crutches up the steps to the podium at the team's media center.
Once he got to his seat, he took a deep breath and said, ``Hoo boy, that was a hike.''
He thanked first the fans for their support and then the team and the Cleveland Clinic staff.
Finally, he vowed the injury that sidelined him on the first day of camp would only make him better.
``I'm OK, I'll be OK and this will make me a better player, teammate, leader, citizen of the city, brother and father,'' he said. ``I'll be better in all aspects in my life having gone through this. Playing is the last thing that I'm worried about.''
Bentley said he had no idea how he got hurt on the first play of 11-on-11 drills in practice. He only knew that he took two steps and went to the ground.
``No one touched me,'' he said. ``It was a freak thing. I took two steps, felt the injury and that was it.''
Bentley had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in the same knee when he played for New Orleans in 2003. Bentley said doctors gave him no indication the two injuries are related.
An athlete's awareness of his body told Bentley he was seriously hurt. He never felt pain.
``When it first happened, I felt like somebody had kicked me,'' he said. ``After looking at the film, no one had touched me. I know that when you go through a play, everyone gets jumbled up.
``My knee started to tingle and that was it. The rest was blank.''
As trainers tended to him, he hoped he'd only be out a couple weeks, but he soon realized things were serious.
``Your mind starts going 1,000 mph,'' he said. ``You start thinking about the recovery and how severe it is. How you let everyone down. There are so many emotions at that moment.
``The last thing I was thinking about was pain. It really hasn't hurt. I didn't experience everything one would think would go along with the injury. It was really an emotional situation more than a painful one.''
Bentley didn't know what caused the tendon to pop, and doctors don't, either. He has started range-of-motion rehab, and in a week or two will start to put weight on the leg.
He said he'd be on the field for opening day of 2007, but wasn't sure about offseason workouts.
``Quite frankly, I'm not excited about that anyway,'' he said.
Based on how he acted the day of the injury, Bentley will throw himself into rehab. Between the time he left the practice field and went to the Cleveland Clinic, Bentley was in the weight room -- working his upper body.
``I think that it's absurd to think the team is jinxed,'' he said. ``We're not jinxed now and we're not going to be lucky when we win the Super Bowl.''
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[FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Bentley has ‘zero doubt’ he’ll be back[/FONT]
Thursday, August 3, 2006 [FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]By Steve Doerschuk REPOSITORY SPORT WRITER [/FONT]

BEREA How strongly does LeCharles Bentley believe he’ll be back in 2007 to start living up to his $36 million contract?
“There’s no doubt ... zero doubt in my mind ... I’ll make a complete and full recovery,” the prized center said, six days after going down with what Head Coach Romeo Crennel called “a bad injury,” a torn patellar tendon.
Bentley said there’s no timetable for his rehab, but he declared, “I’m gonna play on opening day (2007).”
He ordered the press to believe it.
“Any reporter who has it in their mind that’s not gonna happen, that’s unfortunate for you,” he said. “You need to check yourself and stop asking those kind of questions.”
The surgically repaired tendon supports the kneecap in Bentley’s left knee. He played five games with the Saints, he said, after tearing an ACL in the same knee.
He said he didn’t know that the ACL and the tendon injuries were related.
“I did go to Ohio State,” he said, “but I’m not a doctor.”
Doctors told Bentley they don’t know why his tendon failed, either.
Bentley was the centerpiece of a strong 2006 free agency class that included Willie McGinest, Kevin Shaffer, Joe Jurevicius and Ted Washington. He went down on the first day of two-a-days, on the first snap during team drills.
“No one touched me,” said Bentley, who had snapped and begun to block for Reuben Droughns. “It was a freak thing. I took two steps and felt it.”
Bentley had thought someone kicked him until he saw the videotape. He sat on the field, stunned.
“It was weird,” he said. “You start going through personal situations. Your mind goes a thousand miles an hour. So many emotions ...”
On Wednesday, Bentley used crutches to maneuver himself onto a stage in the media room. On March 12, when he was introduced as a new Brown on the same stage, he had ripped open his jacket to reveal a Browns jersey. He seemed so proud to be back in the town where he attended Cleveland St. Ignatius High School.
Now, he must recover from a fairly rare surgery whose alumni club has no NFL members Bentley knows of.
“I’m kind of on the island of misfits,” he said.
Being from Cleveland, it will be easy for Bentley to do what he might have done anyway, hang around the Browns despite being out for the year.
“I’ll be the best cheerleader the team has,” he said, grinning and adding, “I know they don’t have any cheerleaders.”
Bentley said the team can take comfort in the thought his replacement, Bob Hallen, is a competent veteran. But Hallen is earning a backup’s pay. Bentley got a rock-star contract with the thought he would be a force.
“After I get back from this situation,” Bentley said, “the sky’s gonna be the limit for this team and myself.”
Until then, with 16 games on the near horizon, the offensive line is slightly cloudy.
 
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LeCharles Bentley
What? So proudly he hails

The landing of a free agent and the home of the brave Bentley

Sunday, September 10, 2006

Mary Kay Cabot
Plain Dealer Reporter

Despite his season-ending knee injury, center LeCharles Bentley has hit the trifecta for a football player growing up in Cleveland: first St. Ignatius, then Ohio State, then the Browns.
"It doesn't get any better than this," said Bentley. "I feel like I died and went to heaven."
Bentley grew up in the Wade Park area of Cleveland, where he was one of six children. He went to Catholic schools as a kid, largely because his parents wanted him to focus on education.
He helped St. Ignatius reach the state championship game under Chuck Kyle in 1996 and then went on to Ohio State, where he was an All-America center and winner of the Rimington Trophy given to the nation's best center.
Bentley was drafted by New Orleans went on to make two Pro Bowls for the Saints, as a right guard in 2003 and as a center in 2005.
The following are some of Bentley's recollections of growing up in Cleveland:
"I was a Browns fan, and we used to always run around playing street ball. We'd be whoever the hot player was at that time, be it Bernie Kosar or whoever. Everybody wanted to be Eric Metcalf. Of course, I was the fat, slow kid, but everybody had those sandlot dreams.
"Actually, I didn't start being a true football fan until I was about 10 years old. And even then, I wasn't a consistent fan. I just loved certain players. I always loved the Steelers game, watching Greg Lloyd when he was the man at that time.
"One time, I got a free ticket to a Browns game by reading so many books at the library. It was the only game I went to. It was cold, we were sitting behind a pole and I couldn't see much, and everything was too expensive, but it was cool just being there.
"My mom and dad weren't fans at all. They were hard-working, blue-collar people. Taking time out to enjoy local sports teams is actually a luxury of life.
"I didn't want to go to St. Ignatius at first. It was out of the norm. It was the talk of the town, at least in our community. Most of the kids went to East High, or Glenville. ... So it was like, 'You're going to go catch three buses to the West Side? Are you crazy? I caught a lot of grief from the guys I grew up with.
"But my parents believed in the power of education, and they wanted me to experience that. They wanted me to be able to deal with all different types of people on all different levels. There were people from all walks of life, west side, east side, south side. After I got there, I understood what my mother was trying to do, and I understood the money she was spending to send me there, because it wasn't cheap. I understood the sacrifice she was making, and that made me appreciate it more.
"I ended up loving it. I would recommend any kid to go to St. Ignatius. My two sons [ages 2 and 1] will go there, and my nephews, even if I have to pay for them. It was an unbelievable experience, especially being a black male in that environment.
"In my freshman class, there might've been 30 black students, and after my freshman year, there might've been 17 of us. But you learn so much about all types of people, and it forces you to get out of your comfort zone. The world isn't all black or all white. You have to learn to deal with people of all different races and religions. It was the best gift my mother could give me.
"Coach Kyle was a great guy, a tremendous role model, and has had a tremendous impact on my life as far as growing up and maturing as a person. ...
"Ohio State wasn't my first choice. I was pretty much recruited by all of the Big Ten schools, and I committed to a couple of different places before I actually decided to go to Ohio State, but once again, that was the best decision I could've made. ...
"St. Ignatius, Ohio State and now, the Browns. I couldn't ask for more than this. This has really been a blessing and an honor for me, and I want to do my part to help around here. ...
"My sons [LeCharles, 2; Antonio 1] were one of the most important factors in my decision to come home, if not the most important. So to come home and be a part of their lives and be a part of the community again, and be a part of the Cleveland Browns tradition, I couldn't ask for much more."
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 216-999-4670
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Bentley may not be ready for start of '07
JEFF SCHUDEL, Morning Journal Writer
10/21/2006

BEREA -- LeCharles Bentley is making ''slow progress'' and might not be healthy before next season, coach Romeo Crennel said yesterday.

It has been almost three months since Bentley suffered a torn left patellar tendon on July 27 on the first play of training camp. He was operated on the next day. The Cleveland native has been going through physical rehabilitation at home.

Bentley was the centerpiece of the Browns' 2006 free-agent acquisitions and will be the starting center in 2007 if he recovers. Crennel said Bentley will move his grueling rehab to the Browns' facility in about a week.

''Going into the offseason, we have to be cognizant of the fact that he may or may not be back when we want him back,'' Crennel said. ''Each situation and injury is different. Guys recover from them differently. Well play it by ear and see how it goes. They said Braylon (Edwards) was going to be (out until) October before he would be back and he played in the first game.''

Edwards' right ACL was torn in a game against Jacksonville on Dec. 4, 2005. Surgery was put off for a month because swelling was so severe. Edwards returned on Aug. 26, about six weeks ahead of schedule.

Bentley is still unable to walk. During the early part of his recovery, he was not able to put any weight on his leg.

''What they told me is that this is an injury that is going to take some time,'' Crennel said. ''It's going to be at least a year before we know anything. The way they did the reconstruction, the knee had to be immobilized for a while. With that, it doesn't give you the kind of flexion you wanted.

''Now, they're working on getting the flexion back. That's one of those things that's slow. Gradually, it comes along. He hasn't been able to run or anything like that. I cant say if it's on schedule or not.''

The injury devastated the Browns on the first day of training camp. Since then, Bob Hallen, Alonzo Ephraim, Ross Rucker and Lennie Friedman played center.

On Sept. 2, the day rosters were trimmed to 53, the Browns traded a sixth-round draft choice to the Eagles for Hank Fraley. Fraley has been the starting center since the trade. Of the four others, only Friedman is still with the Browns.

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Ex-Buckeye Bentley had a bout with staph infection
Saturday, October 28, 2006
James Walker
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BEREA, Ohio ? Browns general manger Phil Savage confirmed yesterday that center LeCharles Bentley came down with a staph infection in August.
Savage said the infection hasn?t caused any major setbacks in Bentley?s rehabilitation from tendon surgery, which was performed July 28.
"About four weeks later, an infection occurred that was cleaned out on the Monday night between the Buffalo and Chicago preseason games," Savage said. "After that procedure, he was in the (Cleveland) Clinic for an extended time, and we felt like that would put him in a controlled environment and it would put him in a situation where he would get the one-on-one care that he needed in that situation. He?s since been released and he?s doing well."
Bentley, who played at Ohio State, is the fourth Brown to come down with a staph infection in two seasons. Tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. was diagnosed with staph in the summer of 2005. Receiver Braylon Edwards and safety Brian Russell came down with infections in their elbows.
Savage said the Browns asked the clinic to inspect their football facilities and the clinic?s own medical practices to see if there is any link. The inspection concluded that all the cases were unrelated.
Among other topics Savage addressed yesterday in a nearly hourlong news conference:

? Savage said he was baffled by the amount of heat team owner Randy Lerner is taking for the Browns? 1-5 start.
"He?s not a player. He?s not a coach. He?s not a scout," Savage said. "He?s given us, Romeo (Crennel) and I, the wherewithal to do our job. He?s been 100 percent supportive of that. Yet he tends to take a lot of the same shots that the rest of us take, and that really isn?t fair."

? Savage confirmed that former offensive coordinator Maurice Carthon did resign but would not speculate on whether he was about to be fired.
Savage said he?s looking at the remainder of the year as a 10-game season.
"In some ways, we?re kind of hitting the reset button," he said.
He said he is still solidly behind Crennel.
"He and I are in this thing together," Savage said. "That?s the way it is, and I have too much respect for what he brings to the table as a leader, a man, and a defensive coach prior to coming here. Romeo Crennel, I believe, will be successful, but we?vegot to help him and he?s got to help us."
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Bentley may undergo more surgery
JEFF SCHUDEL, Morning Journal Writer
12/01/2006


BEREA -- LeCharles Bentley is contemplating a second operation on his left patellar tendon and plans to have his knee checked by a specialist in New York, according to a source close to the Browns injured center.


Surgery eight months before training camp starts would make it almost impossible for Bentley to play in 2007 because recovery from patellar tendon surgery usually takes a year.

General manager Phil Savage did not refute the information yesterday when asked about it privately after he spoke to reporters for about 45 minutes, but he did not confirm it, either.

''I can't answer that,'' Savage said. ''We'll talk about that after the year.''

Bentley was the centerpiece of the 2006 free agent class. He made the Pro Bowl two of the four years he played with the Saints. Signing with the Browns was a homecoming for Bentley, a Cleveland native who went to St. Ignatius and Ohio State.

Bentley's patellar tendon was torn on the first play of training camp July 27. The injury deflated the Browns. They have never recovered.

Bentley was operated on in Cleveland Clinic one day after the surgery. The recovery has not gone smoothly. He was hospitalized last month with a staph infection.

Savage said he would have a better fix in February on Bentley's chances of playing in 2007.

Edwards no problem

Braylon Edwards is not a problem for the Browns or coach Romeo Crennel, Savage said yesterday.

The second-year wide receiver has been in the news the last 10 days for, chronologically, reporting late to a team meeting Nov. 18 after attending the Ohio State-Michigan game, mouthing off on Nov. 22 about Brian Russell's hit on Chad Johnson Sept. 17, questioning the play-calling by Jeff Davidson the same day he talked about Russell and then going into a tirade last Sunday while the Browns were being embarrassed by the Bengals.

''Are we disappointed in the way he handled his emotions on Sunday? I would say yes,'' Savage said. ''Do we like the enthusiasm he has for the game? Yes. Do we like the fact that he was actually trying to stick up for the quarterback? Yes. Are we encouraged that we feel he has learned something from this? Absolutely.

''The entire episode has been discussed with him probably to an extreme level. I'm completely satisfied that its been handled by Romeo and other staff members. I think it has been put to rest.

''Braylon has great talent. The challenge for him is to channel that ability into becoming a great player and teammate. The way he can do that is by making plays and helping us win games. We don't have a problem.''

No fine or punishment has been announced. Edwards practiced Wednesday and yesterday. He could still be benched at the start of the game Sunday as a way of sending a message to Edwards and the other players.

Bodden practices

Cornerback Leigh Bodden ran and cut in practice yesterday. He is hopeful of playing Sunday against the Chiefs after missing three games with a sprained left ankle.

''We gave it time to heal,'' Bodden said. ''I didn't hurry back like I did with my right ankle. I think I'll play.''

Bodden missed two games with a sprained right ankle earlier in the year, but with the bye week in between he was still absent for three weeks.

Sunday's mission

Chief's quarterback Trent Green wins without getting a sore arm. Green completed 13-of-22 passes for 161 passes on Thanksgiving in a 19-10 victory over Kansas City.

Green has been steady in five-plus seasons with the Chiefs. His passer rating is 87.9, has completed 62.01 percent of his passes, completed 259 passes of more than 20 yards and averaged 7.78 yards an attempt. All rank first in franchise history.

Helmetgate

The last time the Chiefs played in Cleveland Browns Stadium was memorable. In the 2002 season opener, the Browns led 39-37 as the clock ran down to 0:00. On the final play, Chiefs tackle John Tait took a lateral from Green and ran 28 yards to the Browns 25.

Thinking the game was over, Browns linebacker Dwayne Rudd removed his helmet and threw it. The referee threw a penalty flag and nailed Rudd for unsportsmanlike conduct. Though no time remained, the ball was moved to the 13 and the Chiefs got one more play. Morten Andersen kicked a 30-yard game-winning field goal.

The Browns recovered from the devastating loss to win their next two games. They finished 9-7 and made the playoffs for the only time since their return in 1999.

McCutcheon update

Cornerback Daylon McCutcheon had micro-fracture surgery on his left knee a month ago, Savage said yesterday. McCutcheon had routine arthroscopic knee surgery Aug. 1, but it did not heal properly.

The micro-fracture surgery is more serious, but he should be ready for training camp at the end of July. McCutcheon will be in his ninth season in 2007.

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Bentley might need more surgery

Browns center adds scholarship fund to good deeds done while recovering from knee injury and staph infection

By Patrick McManamon

Beacon Journal sportswriter

CLEVELAND - A knee injury forced Browns center LeCharles Bentley to miss the 2006 season.
A staph infection might cause him to miss next season as well.
Bentley and team officials would not discuss it, but the infection that hit Bentley in August might have damaged his surgically repaired knee to the point he will require another surgery, sources close to the situation said.
``I can't really talk about that,'' Bentley said Wednesday. ``A lot of people are speculating a lot of different things. There's so many more important things in the world going on.

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