By By David Fleming

Monday, January 6, 2003

The four-hour pregame warmup begins with that nasty big toe on Steve McNair's right foot. The ligaments are so mangled from multiple sprains that he's already had one surgery on it, and he'll need another after the season. First the trainers wrap the toe in nearly a whole roll of athletic tape to keep it stable. Next they cut a silver-dollar-size hole in the top of his shoe just so he can fit his cleats over the taped and swollen digit. Now he's ready to apply heat to his strained rib muscles, ...

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