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Indy’s path to its first playoff berth since 2020 won’t be easy, especially with star cornerback Sauce Gardner leaving Sunday’s game on crutches due to a calf injury and star defensive tackle DeForest Buckner currently on IR due to a neck injury.
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James Boyd, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
While Michigan improved to 9-2 this season, the Wolverines received some brutal news after the game when fullback and captain Max Bredeson was spotted on crutches with his leg in a walking boot.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
On an adjacent street, a man on crutches lived on a bench next to what was once a demonstration garden for drought-tolerant plants, according to a small sign, which had devolved into a garden of rocks and bare earth.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Letuli watched practice this week on crutches with a knee brace.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
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James Boyd, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
While Michigan improved to 9-2 this season, the Wolverines received some brutal news after the game when fullback and captain Max Bredeson was spotted on crutches with his leg in a walking boot.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
On an adjacent street, a man on crutches lived on a bench next to what was once a demonstration garden for drought-tolerant plants, according to a small sign, which had devolved into a garden of rocks and bare earth.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Letuli watched practice this week on crutches with a knee brace.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
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“On crutches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20crutches. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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