LUBBOCK, Texas — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was recovering in California on Tuesday after doctors removed a benign tumor from his brain stem.
Leaf had been experiencing headaches, dizziness and blurred vision before seeing a doctor May 18, according to his publicist Margo Myers. Leaf, 35, had surgery a week later at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., and was released Saturday.
“I am looking forward to resting a bit and being with my family,” Leaf said in a statement. “This was just another bridge for me to cross, and I will continue to live each day to the fullest and give back where I can.”
Leaf starred at Washington State, and the Chargers made him the second pick of the 1998 NFL draft. He played for San Diego from 1998-2000 and for the Cowboys in 2001. He threw for 3,666 yards and 14 touchdowns in his career but is considered one of the league’s biggest busts.
Giants Hall of Fame lineman Robustelli dies
STAMFORD, Conn. — Pro Football Hall of Famer Andy Robustelli, who played for the Giants and Los Angeles Rams during a 14-year NFL career, died of undisclosed causes. He was 85.
The defensive end played for the Rams from 1951-55 and the Giants from 1956-64, but his arrival in New York ushered in one of the greatest eras in Giants’ football. New York won the 1956 NFL championship in Robustelli’s first season. They won five more conference championships during his tenure, in 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1963.
The Associated Press
