He'll go. If he can go with a torn ligament, he can pitch with this. He's as tough as they come.

He's better. I don't know if he's going to pitch [on Friday]. The thing's been bothering him for a while now.

It's feeling better but I haven't been throwing yet. With a slightly torn ligament, you can't rush that. We've got to make sure it's 100 percent before getting back out there.

If that's the case, a torn ligament, he's out for the year. I feel bad first of all for Deuce. He's worked hard to get to this point. He's a great football player.

My biggest relief was when I found out it wasn't a torn ligament. Not that the other injury is better, but a ligament injury is a long injury. I was a little bit afraid that we were in that realm.

After being out so long, I was more anxious to pitch than anything, just ready to get back into things. I can't imagine a better situation to test me against some pressure.