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Bjoern Werner: 'Since I've entered the league, I haven't been healthy one time'

Colts OTA's continue on Wednesday.

Colts third-year linebacker talks about his frustrations

Many attempts have been made to explain the underwhelming performance of Colts outside linebacker Bjoern Werner.

Everything from his apparent lack of natural pass rush ability to the German native's short history playing American football has been cited as a possible impediment for the 2013 first-round pick.

But, as it turns out, the source of his problems might be something much less complex:

Injuries.

As much as Werner has tried to avoid using his assorted maladies as a convenient crutch, he finally gave in during a moment of honesty Wednesday.