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Dan Wiederer began covering the Vikings in 2011, enthusiastically delivering insight on the team across the Star Tribune's print and digital products. Prior to joining the Access Vikings team, he spent seven seasons covering ACC basketball at The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. He also covered the Chicago Bears in 2003 and 2004. Follow him on Twitter @StribDW.
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Favre and that ankle
Posted by: under NFC, Brett Favre, Vikings quarterbacks Updated: August 30, 2010 - 8:20 AM
As Brett Favre left the interview room that is one story below Mall of America Field but positioned inside the Metrodome on Saturday night, the quarterback moved at what seemed to be a turtle-like pace.
Favre's surgically repaired left ankle was clearly giving him some trouble. In fact, he told Peter King of Sports Illustrated that he received an injection of lubricant in the ankle after his night was done.
Favre went into some detail about the third surgery he has undergone on that ankle since he began playing in NFL. He told King that during the arthrosopic procedure that was performed by Dr. James Andrews in late May that two incisions were made on the top of his left ankle and loose bodies were sucked out.
Favre's wife, Deanna, watched as doctors took out what Brett Favre called "a cup full of stuff." This included bone and other loose bodies. Yet, a significant spur already has returned. Despite this pain, Favre no longer takes pain killers and the expectation, according to King, is that the strongest thing he will ingest is Motrin. (Favre's addiction to Vicodin in the 1990s has been well documented.)
Favre told King he doesn't know if he can last the season, although the NFL's ironman says that every year and yet gets his hand stepped on in a preseason game (which happened Saturday) and never comes out.
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