Although everyone knew that Steelers safety Ryan Clark was going to sit as his team traveled to Denver for tonight’s Monday night game, he still made the trip with the team. Clark, whose sickle-cell condition causes his blot to clot when his body is under duress at high altitudes, nearly died after playing in Pittsburgh’s [...]
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