Word: fryar
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...while bullyragging Raider Defensive End Howie Long. Next, curiouser and curiouser, Sullivan confronted Long in the milling aftermath. Linebacker Matt Millen dusted him off with a helmet, and Sullivan was restricted to the stands at Miami. In a sadder episode a couple of days later, young Wide Receiver Irving Fryar, 23, the leading punt returner in the N.F.L., showed up with a severed tendon in the little finger of his right hand. At first he described it as a kitchen accident, but Fryar's pregnant wife followed him in bruises to the emergency room, and the team has acknowledged...
...ground that the media attention might distract the team, the front office considered leaving Fryar home regardless of his physical availability. But once the doctor determined Fryar was able, and would not be risking further damage, the coach stepped in and said emphatically he's going. The Patriots are finally a team, and Berry still wants to keep the weight exact and intact. After the Miami upset, John Hannah could only say, "It's a miracle." Sure, like an unplanned-for catch on a skinned knee. --By Tom Callahan