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Chris Horn Out for ArenaBowl XVI

Mary-Ann Williams
Saturday August 17, 2002


OS Chris Horn, nominated for offensive player of the year, sustained a knee injury in last week’s semi-final game against the Chicago Rush and will be unable to play this Sunday in San Jose.

Horn tried to practice on Saturday, but his knee was bothering him too much to participate. As a result, the Arizona Rattlers will have to face the 17-1 SaberCats without their leading scorer.

“It’s one of the more difficult things I’ve had to go through professionally,” said Horn. “It’s difficult. I want to be out there with my teammates battling, but it’s something I’m not able to do.”


Chris Horn
Image courtesy of Michael Wright
Horn ran through some warm-ups with the team’s Athletic Trainer Matt Anderson, but was demonstrably unhappy with how his leg felt, kicking the sideline boards and shaking his head. He returned one kickoff in practice, but Horn’s usually quick and sure feet were missing, and shortly after Coach Danny White announced that the Rattlers would be playing without their star.

“A big play is not one guy making a big play; it’s all eight guys,” said White. Obviously upset, he talked very little about the loss of Horn. “He’s out. He’s not going to play.”


 
Mary-Ann Williams lives in Chicagoland with her four children, Carter, Jackson, Jeremy, and Riley Jade. As a freelance writer, she`s written articles for the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and the Daily Herald. She also serves as editor of the AFL-side of Arenafan Online, and covers the Chicago Rush.
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