Ryan Clark Deciding To Play And Risk Dying

Ryan Clark may be saying everything he needs to say with his growing silence.

The Pittsburgh Steelers safety is usually one of the team's most talkative players. But he is talking little as it becomes increasingly likely he won't play Monday in Denver due to a rare blood condition that nearly caused him to die after playing there two years ago.
Clark was hospitalized in Denver when complications from sickle-cell trait prevented oxygen from flowing into his spleen. He later needed operations to remove his spleen and gall bladder, and the 205-pound Clark lost more than 30 pounds before he finally began feeling better more than two months later. More

Please don't play Ryan. The last thing they need is have their other safety go down or dying and not for nothing, football is just a game. The Steelers have a good enough defense that they can make up for the loss of Clark. If Clark does play he is probably the most badass player in the league. Here is an interesting quote: "Coach [Mike] Tomlin could say, 'You know what, it's not worth it," Clark said on Wednesday. "If he's not comfortable with it, he has the right to tell me I can't play." Well, Tomlin what are you waiting for. Say it. All in all, I don't think he plays.