"He has a freakish work ethic, I mean this guy was always doing stuff on his own," Gillespie said. "Even before he played football, he would work out here for two hours and then spend two hours running up these stairs in Rutland. Plus in the evening, he'd be working at the fire department, then he could do same thing the next day.."My experience in labor negotiations is that oftentimes a deal will not get made until both sides feel a lot of pressure to get it done. The owners are all convinced a deal will get done and we have the opportunity to get a deal that works for everybody. Nobody is looking forward to a work stoppage.

Former Chargers quarterback Ryan Leaf, defensive back Greg Jackson and linebacker Jon Haskins all said their NFL careers were cut short because of malpractice by OASIS doctors. Leaf, who said a wrist and shoulder injury were not properly treated, dropped his case against Chao and Murphy because he didn feel like pursuing it any lon