Found October 29, 2009 on baltimoresun.com:
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During the past two seasons, starting safeties Ed Reed and Dawan Landry (above), starting cornerback Fabian Washington and Samari Rolle, who had been expected to play nickel back, have all had major neck injuries. Landry won't attribute being a step too slow or hesitant to the neck injuries, but Rolle and ex-Raven Wally Williams indicate it might be a factor."We're not talking a torn Achilles or a torn ACL, we're talking neck, possible paralysis if you hit that thing wrong again," Williams said.
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