Remember that childhood song that goes, "The ankle bone's connected to the leg bone," and on and on throughout the body?
Replace "bone" with "nerve" and you'll get a better sense of what's going on with Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard.
At least that's the way former Colts punter Pat McAfee tells it.
On his Wednesday show, McAfee said he talked with Leonard on Tuesday, after Leonard had surgery on his back. According to McAfee, most of Leonard's ankle issues over the past season-plus have resulted from back issues.
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"He had an ankle functioning issue, not injury issue," McAfee said.