1.   And Deion Sanders figures to be more than a big decoy, once he recovers from ankle surgery, if Gailey has anything to say about it.

2.   And the surprising recovery of Joe-Max Moore from ankle surgery has reinvigorated the offense.

3.   Ankle surgery last fall has prevented him from resuming the regimen of running, tennis, and racquetball that kept him fit during past seasons.

4.   Another injured Trojan, quarterback Jason Thomas, has begun riding a bicycle and working out in a swimming pool as he recovers from ankle surgery.

5.   Back surgeries, knee surgeries, ankle surgeries, shoulder surgeries.

6.   Because running back Ricky Williams is out for the season after undergoing ankle surgery Wednesday, Blake will become even more important.

7.   Between them they have had four knee operations, two hip surgeries, an ankle surgery, a concussion, and a bulging disk.

8.   A few months later, he had ankle surgery.

9.   A hamstring injury led him to the disabled list, which prompted ankle surgery to remove bone spurs.

10.   A kidney tumor, ankle surgery, and a couple of herniated disks got in the way.