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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: June 26, 2009
Kris Jenkins has conquered the kind of medical and personal problems that claim careers.
Coming into the NFL in 2001, he weighed 315 pounds at the NFL Combine. Back then, the questions were just about his work ethic and discipline.
Jenkins took his lumps as a rookie in Carolina, then blew up in his second and third seasons: 12 sacks, almost 90 tackles, and two trips to the Pro Bowl in two years.
He was well on his way to stardom as an athletic, aggressive tackle when a roller-coaster series of injuries and rehabilitation began.
First was a shoulder injury in Week 4 of the 2004 season that sidelined him for the rest of the year. During the time off, Jenkins developed drinking and weight problems that undermined his rehabilitation.
In his first game back in 2005, Jenkins tore hi...
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