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PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles starting right guard Brandon Brooks revealed on Wednesday that he was recently diagnosed with anxiety.Brooks missed two of the past three games as a result of an illness that in each instance set in on the morning of the game.What I mean by anxiety condition, not nervousness or fear of the game, he said at his locker stall after Wednesdays practice. I have like an obsession with the game. Its an unhealthy obsession right now, and Im working with team doctors and things to get everything straightened out and getting the help that I needed.Brooks said that he sought help after realizing that he couldnt defeat it myself after his first absence on Nov. 28 against the Green Bay Packers.Brooks has started to take medication after his diagnosis. It takes time for it to build up in the system, he explained, which is why he still fell ill last week before the Washington Redskins game. He said the illness hasnt been exclusive to game days; its just that other bouts have gone unnoticed.Brooks, who signed a five-year, $40 million contract with the Eagles in free agency this past offseason, missed two games with similar symptoms while a member of the Houston Texans. He wakes up sick around 4 or 5 in the morning, he says, and vomits uncontrollably. It lasts a full 24 hours.For the longest [time], I thought it was an ulcer. I thought it was something physical in my stomach, said Brooks when asked why he is just now having this diagnosed. So I didnt know it could possibly be something else. I would get sick once, maybe twice a year.Brooks told his teammates immediately and says they have rallied around me. He mentioned talking with a psychologist or psychiatrist as possible method to go along with taking medication.Well, one, Im an honest guy, and Im going to tell you whats going on, he said, when asked why he has decided to go public with what is ailing him. Two, its nothing Im ashamed of. Ill get the help that I need and life will go on. Ill be fine, career will be fine. Im am concerned about it obviously, but Im not woe is me at this point.Brooks added that he hopes he can help others who are fighting through something similar.I think Ill come out better from this, come out a better person. Jake Daubert Jersey . With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position. Eugenio Suarez Jersey . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim. https://www.cheapredsjerseys.us/2305s-bronson-arroyo-jersey-reds.html . A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne. Fred Hutchinson Jersey . 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Cant do nothing about it.The Cardinals were unhappy they werent ranked higher in this weeks CFP rankings after losses by several top teams last week, and some players thought they let that angst affect their play on Thursday.I think we let that get to us too much. I think we paid too much attention to the rankings instead of playing our game, safety Dee Smith said. We were just trying to do too much.Things went wrong quickly for the mistake-prone Cardinals when they fumbled the opening kickoff to Houston (9-2). Greg Ward threw his first touchdown pass on the next play to make it 7-0. Brandon Radcliff lost a fumble later in the first and Houston added a field goal on the ensuing drive to make it 10-0.Jackson threw for 211 yards and a touchdown, but it didnt come until the second half.Houston then scored touchdowns on three straight possessions in the second quarter to push the lead to 31-0 at halftime. Catalon caught a touchdown pass, ran for another score and Houston got the third score in that span on a 50-yard pass by receiver Linell Bonner after a lateral.We were banged up. We were beat up. We were tired. We were exhausted in the month of October, Houston coach Tom Herman said. Thats not an excuse. Thats reality. And our guys fought through it and they fought through that adversity and they never wavered ... and when you get the band back together and you get everybody healthy and everybody fresh and everybody doing their job ... we can play with anybody in the country. And we proved that again tonight.The Cougars were in Jacksons face constantly, sacking him a season-high 11 times and keeping him from hurting them with his feet. He ran for a season-low 33 yards after piling up 338 yards rushing combined in the last two games.After Jackson was sacked for the 10th time he threw up his hands and two of his lineman looked to be yelling at each other about who was to blame for his latest takedown.But the Cougars werent done getting after him just yet. On the nexxt possession he threw the ball away while under heavy pressure from Tyus Bowser and was flagged for intentional grounding, giving the Cougars a safety.ddddddddddddPetrino said he saw frustration build in Jackson as the sacks piled up.Oh yeah, there was frustration there, he said. There was frustration on the protection and frustration on himself -- missing a few throws. Thats one of the things on the sideline there definitely was frustration and it grew.Ward threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns to help the Cougars to the victory that left Cougar fans storming the field to celebrate.---=THE TAKEAWAY=LOUISVILLE: The Cardinals may not have made the playoff even if they didnt lose on Thursday night, but the opportunity was theirs for the taking. Now they only have themselves to blame for being on the outside looking in.HOUSTON: The Cougars looked like the team that knocked off then-No. 3 Oklahoma in their opener instead of the underperforming one that lost at Navy and SMU to fall out of the top 25 weeks ago. The victory, which was their fourth straight over a top-10 team, will go a long way toward put a positive spin on what had turned into a disappointing season.---=KEY NUMBERS=The Cardinals set a season-high with 15 penalties, punted a season-high six times by halftime and the 11 sacks they allowed were more than double their previous season-high. Its the fewest points theyve scored since a loss at North Carolina in 2011.---=HEISMAN HOPES=Jackson entered the game as such an overwhelming favorite to win the Heisman that the loss shouldnt put that big of a dent in his chances. However Jackson insists that he isnt concerned about that.Im not even focused on that, he said. Im focused on winning.---=POLL IMPLICATIONS=LOUISVILLE: This loss will send the Cardinals tumbling down in the poll and in the playoff rankings. Theyll likely drop out of the top-10 but could stay in depending on how the teams above them fare this weekend.HOUSTON: The Cougars are likely to re-enter the poll after being unranked since the week after their loss to SMU on Oct. 22. They had the most points of any team not ranked last week so it wouldnt be surprising for them to move up to No. 20 or so after the big win.---=UP NEXT=LOUISVILLE : The Cardinals wrap up the regular season with a rivalry game against Kentucky next Saturday.HOUSTON : The Cougars travel to Memphis on Friday for their regular-season finale. ' ' '