61.   Buccaneers quarterback Trent Dilfer, slowed by an ankle injury, was victimized twice by Smith in the second quarter.

62.   Brian Williams missed time with a severe ankle injury.

63.   But an ankle injury last spring slowed Graffanino, and he never fully recovered.

64.   But even Messier, with an ankle injury on his mind, took time out to address the nagging penalty situation.

65.   But forget the NFL and the ankle injury.

66.   But he was the odd man out when Ricky Williams returned from an ankle injury and the Saints drafted Deuce McAllister, who can return punts.

67.   But last Sunday, with starter Tyrone Wheatley out with ankle injuries, Crockett jumped back in the lineup.

68.   But the loss of Cavil and an ankle injury to backup flanker Jeremy Jones in practice Thursday caused offensive coordinator Greg Davis to tweak the game plan.

69.   But the week after the Miami game, he was tackled during a scrimmage and suffered the ankle injury.

70.   But Vaughn, who had been on the disabled list just once before the ankle injury, seemed worn down mentally and physically.