Found August 19, 2012 on Shatter The Backboard:
Chargers receiver Vincent Brown scored a touchdown in Saturday night’s preseason game, but it came at a significant price: Brown was hit in the end zone by Cowboys defensive back Akwasi Owusu-Ansah just after scoring and suffered a broken ankle on the play. Brown will have surgery and miss at least eight weeks, Kevin Acee of U-T San Diego reports. The Chargers [...]
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