He had reconstructive surgery on his left knee in college 12 years ago and missed most of the 1997 season for Jacksonville with a fractured right leg. Those are common injuries. A torn hamstring isn't. When I initially went down, the boys in the huddle were going, 'Jurk's giving us a breather. I wasn't faking this one.
Injuries happen in football.
It's a violent sport. Jurkovic said the injury will affect his off-season workouts. Browns quarterback Tim Couch knows he should slide more to reduce the chance of injury. But for all of his athletic gifts, sliding is not one of them. I'm going to work at it,'' he said yesterday.