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Pain management

By Alyssa Roenigk
ESPN The Magazine

Monday, October 19, 2009

This article appears in the Nov. 2 issue of ESPN The Magazine On Sept. 28, the USC football team lost its voice. That Monday morning, a barbell loaded with 275 pounds slipped from the hands of senior tailback Stafon Johnson, landed on his throat and crushed his voice box. The next Saturday, as USC prepared to run onto the field to face the Cal Bears, the quiet of reality hit them -- Johnson wasn't there. "Staf's our Hype Man," says senior wide receiver Damian Williams. "He gets us going bef ...

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