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\"It doesn\'t surprise me that he could throw a football with the injury,\" said Dr. Michael Brunet, professor of orthopedic surgery and the director of sports medicine at Tulane University. \"Baseball players experience similar injuries and throw for fairly lengthy times over their careers.\"

Robert Sellards, an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the Louisiana State University Heath Sciences Center, said he is familiar with the Saints\' team doctors and saw Brooks play after the injury. \"I can\'t fault (the Saints) on what they did at all,\" he said. \"I\'m sure they have the finest medical staff there is. How people compete with tears varies from person to person.\"

Sellards agreed with the Saints\' assessment that the injury would not prevent Brooks from throwing the ball effectively but added, \"if one of the muscles is torn, the other muscles would work to compensate for the injured muscle, which would certainly lead to fatigue and weakness.\"

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