October 23, 2012|By Edward Lee | The Baltimore Sun
"I'm just trying to get it all back," he said. "A lot of guys — they've been doing this at training camp and I'm still trying to get mine right. But, like I said, this was the game I really wanted to come back for. We got the bye, and then we come back against Cleveland."
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The Suggs treatment
With his performance Sunday, Terrell Suggs appears to have put aside any doubts about his Achilles tendon tear. The history of NFL players who have attempted a similar comeback is mixed. Here are three defensive players who have enjoyed success after the injury and three who have not.
PlayerYear injuredAftermath
LB Julian Peterson2004 Returned in 2005; started 89 of the next 94 games and had 24½ sacks in the three years after the injury.
LB Takeo Spikes 2005Returned in 2006; started 91 of 95 games and had at least 85 tackles in four of the last five years.
DE Greg Ellis 2006Returned in 2007; started 40 of 43 games and had 27½ sacks in three-year span.
CB Bryant Westbrook2000Returned in 2001; started four of 17 games and made two interceptions after having 11 in his first four years.
LB LaVar Arrington2006Never played in NFL again.
LB Shawne Merriman 2010Returned in 2011; played six games and was cut by Bills before re-signing with them.
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