Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain turned to stem-cell therapy to deal with the aches and pains that come with being a professional football player, the Mobile Press-Register reported Sunday.
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"It feels a lot better," McClain told the newspaper, adding he has been able to work out "with hardly any pain at all."
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