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FLORHAM PARK, N. cheap jerseys from china .J. -- Robby Felix was in a hospital bed nearly three years ago when he heard the four words that still seem unbelievable to him. "You had a stroke," the New York Jets offensive lineman recalled being told by doctors. It was a stunning diagnosis for a guy who was 22, had just played his last home game for the University of Texas-El Paso and was hoping to be among the top centres taken in the 2009 NFL draft. "I knew strokes were for, like, old people and that theyre pretty bad," Felix said. "But I never knew how bad." Until that day in November 2008, when Felix stepped into the shower at his home two hours after the Miners beat SMU. "The right side of my body went completely numb," he said. "I kind of blacked out, but caught myself somehow. I couldnt speak and I was just like, What the heck is going on?" Scared, he balanced himself on one leg, hopped out of the shower and managed to get to his wife, Kelly, who called 911. Felix stayed in the hospital for six days and underwent a battery of tests, unable to walk or talk. "I didnt think Id ever play football again," Felix said. "Thats what the doctors said. Just to be at this point of where I am right now is pretty incredible. That was a pretty tough time in my life. It just kind of happened out of nowhere." Today, Felix is hoping for a chance to stick with the Jets as a backup lineman and possibly fill the role vacated by Rob Turner, who broke his right leg in New Yorks preseason opener at Houston. He spent last season on the Jets practice squad and will get an opportunity to further prove himself Sunday against Cincinnati as Nick Mangolds backup at centre. "When Rob went down, Robby just jumped right in there, like it was no big deal," coach Rex Ryan said. "You look at what hes been through in his life, it really is no big deal." For about a year after the stroke, Felix thought about it all the time -- especially when he took a shower. "Id have phantom symptoms," he said. "You know, like when you close your eyes and wash your hair, you kind of get unbalanced and Id think stroke every time." Felix said doctors were never able to pinpoint what caused the blood clot in his brain. He felt fine during the SMU game. Felix wonders if all the ibuprofen he was taking for chronic shin splints was a factor. Today, he has no residual effects from the stroke. He must take one aspirin tablet each day and stay well-hydrated as part of his daily regimen. Felix was told theres no guarantee he wont have another stroke, but that possibility is far from his mind now. "This is my third camp and every day that goes by just pushes it further and further away," he said. "I just thank God for giving me this opportunity to be able to walk and talk and play football again." At first, Felix could understand when people spoke to him, but he was unable to respond. "Id sit on the bed and just keep falling over to the right and I couldnt do anything about it," he said. "When I felt my arm, it was like I was touching someone elses arm." The agents who once called him all the time stopped completely -- except for former NFL lineman Billy Conaty, who Felix later hired. "When he would call me, I would have to go sit in my room and turn everything off, stare at the floor and focus on what I wanted to say," Felix said. "It was broken English." Car rides were a bit more interesting, too. "My wife would be driving and I would read random signs out loud," he said. "Id just blurt out things like Speed Limit: 25 mph and No Left Turn. My brain, I dont know what it was doing." Felix went to a speech therapist, and he would read to his wife every night before he went to bed. He also drew inspiration from Tedy Bruschi, the former New England Patriots linebacker who suffered a stroke but returned to play again. Felix spoke to Bruschi several times and even read his book, getting through each sentence written by someone who had been where he was. Felix also needed to regain control of his body. Despite everything he went through, Felix was determined to go to the NFL combine in Indianapolis, a mere three months after his stroke. He went to the TEST Football Academy in Martinsville, N.J., where trainer Brian Martin worked closely with him. "We had to start him with obvious baby steps," Martin said. "When he came in, he could barely bench the bar. We were working a lot on his balance. The first four weeks or so, we were going to keep him in a separate group from our elite guys getting ready for the combine. But by the second week, Robby was sneaking into that group and we had to keep kicking him out." The progress Felix made in eight weeks was remarkable, as he started to resemble the guy who anchored UTEPs offensive line. Martin said Felix was "probably a 1 or 2" on a scale of 1 to 10 when he first arrived, but left "as an 8 or a 9." Felix, whose daughter Brooke was born while he was recovering, made it to the combine and drew terrific scores. But he went undrafted and heard from no teams for weeks. He was planning to work a construction job in California when Baltimore signed him. He was among the Ravens final cuts, but won a championship with Las Vegas of the United Football League. Felix got another chance at the NFL last September when the Jets signed him to their practice squad a few days after cutting him. Hes back again this summer, looking to make the active roster. "Oh my God, if you cant root for Robby Felix, you cant root for anything good in life," Martin said. 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Sergei Bobrovsky made 39 saves in regulation and overtime, then two more in the shootout to finish with his second career shutout -- both in the last week -- and lead surging Columbus to a 1-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night, extending the Blue Jackets franchise record point streak to 10 games.NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball has told the union which players it intends to suspend in its drug investigation and which ones will receive lengthier penalties for their roles in the Biogenesis case, two people familiar with the talks told The Associated Press. The sides are trying to reach as many agreements as possible that would avoid grievance hearings, and talks could push back an announcement until Friday. The meeting between MLB and the union on Tuesday, first reported by the New York Daily News, signalled the final stretch of talks. MLB hopes to announce the penalties for all players involved at the same time, both people said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcements were authorized. Three-time MVP Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees stands to receive the longest suspension. While 50 games is the standard for a first offence, the stiffer penalties for some players are tied to other alleged violations, including not being truthful to MLB investigators. Three 2013 All-Stars could face bans: Texas outfielder Nelson Cruz, San Diego shortstop Everth Cabrera and Detroit shortstop Jhonny Peralta. In a sign Peraltas suspension might be imminent, the Tigers acquired shortstop Jose Iglesias from Boston on Tuesday night as part of a three-way trade with the Chicago White Sox. Another 2013 All-Star, Oakland pitcher Bartolo Colon, was suspended last year following a positive testosterone test, as were Toronto outfielder Melky Cabrera and San Diego catcher Yasmani Grandal. They wont receive additional discipline for that violation, the two people said. Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli and Seattle catcher Jesus Montero also have been linked in media reports to Biogenesis, a closed Florida anti-aging clinic that was accused by Miami New Times in January of distributing banned performing-enhancing drugs. Melky Cabrera was the 2012 All-Star game MVP while with San Francisco and Colon won the 2005 AL Cy Young Award with the Los Angeles Angels. Players who dont reach agreements can ask the players association to file grievances, which would lead to hearings before arbitrator Fredric Horowitz. cheap nfl jerseys. Discipline for first offenders under the drug agreement usually is not announced until after the penalty is upheld, but there is an exception when the conduct leading to the discipline already has been made public. In addition, MLB may try to suspend Rodriguez under its collective bargaining agreement instead of its drug rules, which would lead to the suspension starting before the appeal. Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun was the first player to reach an agreement with MLB. The 2011 NL MVP accepted a season-ending 65-game suspension last week. Braun tested positive for elevated testosterone in October 2011 but a 50-game suspension was overturned the following February by an arbitrator who ruled Brauns urine sample was handled improperly. Rodriguez faces the harshest penalty. The Yankees expected him to be accused of recruiting other athletes for the clinic, attempting to obstruct MLBs investigation, and not being truthful with MLB in the past when he discussed his relationship with Dr. Anthony Galea, who pleaded guilty two years ago to a federal charge of bringing unapproved drugs into the United States from Canada. "A-Rod was my teammate in New York. Im glad he was my teammate," retired pitcher Roger Clemens said Tuesday in Boston, where he was at Fenway Park to mark the 25th anniversary of manager Joe Morgans team that won the 1988 AL East title. "I did things to make him feel comfortable. I did that for all of my teammates," Clemens said. "I think I was a pretty solid teammate." The seven-time Cy Young Award winner was acquitted last year of federal charges he lied to Congress when he said he didnt take steroids or human growth hormone. Clemens would not give his thoughts on MLBs Biogenesis investigation. "Ive got my own feelings on particular people in MLB, you know, how they approached my situation," he said. "I dont know about it, and I dont care about it, to tell you the truth." ' ' '


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