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Blood tests determine Cardinals receiver John Brown has sickle-cell trait
Blood tests determine Cardinals receiver John Brown has sickle-cell traitThe Arizona Cardinals have discovered the source of the leg pain John Brown has been experiencing for the better part of the last two seasons: The wide receiver has a sickle-cell trait, per the team's official website.The Cardinals had previously believed that Brown was having hamstring issues, and had listed him on their injury report several times with information reflecting that.But when MRIs did not turn up anything in his hamstrings, the Cardinals looked elsewhere for causes and performed blood tests.
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Arizona Cardinals receiver John Brown has sickle-cell trait, coach Bruce Arians said
Arizona Cardinals receiver John Brown has sickle-cell trait, coach Bruce Arians saidTEMPE, Ariz. -- A blood test Thursday revealed that Arizona Cardinals wide receiver John Brown carries the sickle-cell trait and has been listed as doubtful for Sunday's game, coach Bruce Arians said Friday.Brown experienced leg pain before Monday night's win over the New York Jets and was diagnosed with sore hamstrings after the game.But an MRI this week didn't reveal any issues with his hamstrings, which led to the blood test.
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Cardinals WR John Brown suffering leg pains stemming from sickle-cell trait
Cardinals WR John Brown suffering leg pains stemming from sickle-cell traitJohn Brown missed his third straight practice Friday, and afterwards, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians shed some light on the receiver's injury.We knew Brown had a hamstring issue, which is something that plagued his 2015 season, but now we know the root cause.Watch ThisWEEK 7 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spreadA blood test performed on the wideout concluded that Brown has sickle-cell trait, which the team believes has caused some of his injury problems.
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