21.   He redshirted in football this season after undergoing ankle surgery.

22.   He underwent ankle surgery in November during the lockout and never made it back.

23.   He used that time to have ankle surgery.

24.   If he recovers from ankle surgery, as his doctors insist he will, he will play like a first-round pick.

25.   In any event, Christie, who underwent ankle surgery in the offseason, is not due back until December.

26.   In that span, he had his spleen removed, took a sabbatical and had ankle surgeries.

27.   In the last surgery, being ankle surgery, I suffered a seizure in the hospital a couple of months back.

28.   In the two years since, Douglas has also shrugged off ankle surgery, tendinitis and concussions while dealing with personal sadness.

29.   Joe-Max Moore, who had been declared out for the season after ankle surgery, also played and could return soon.

30.   Kris Johnson is scheduled for long-awaited ankle surgery next week, and Lavin hits the recruiting trail before a vacation in Cancun.