Bentley could seek more money in court. And they never told him about the list of others who contracted staph before he chose to rehab there. He tore his left patellar tendon in training camp in , and his career never recovered after the infection. In , Bentley told The Associated Press that he had undergone four operations since getting hurt, the final two to clean out the staph infection, which ate away at his tendon.
The virus became so severe that doctors considered amputating his leg. The lawsuit also says the Browns failed to sanitize equipment. The Browns had at least six players stricken with some sort of staph infection in recent years, including former receiver Joe Jurevicius, who settled a similar lawsuit with the team in June.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. The Clinic concluded the team was following proper procedure and CDC recommendations to prevent staph and that the five cases involving players were unrelated. By San Diego Union-Tribune sandiegouniontribune sduniontribune. Share this: Click to share on Twitter Opens in new window Click to share on Facebook Opens in new window Click to print Opens in new window Click to email a link to a friend Opens in new window Click to share on Reddit Opens in new window.
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