Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Sergio Kindle is optimistic that he will be cleared for contact soon and is flying to Boston and Michigan over the next few days to visit neurological specialists. Kindle missed his entire rookie season due to a fractured skull suffered when he fell down two flights of stairs in late July days before training camp. "I feel great," Kindle said in a telephone interview today. "I feel like I'll get that clearance. How I feel about things could be different than what the doctors say. It's up to the doctors. Based on how things are going, I feel like I'll have good results." How will Kindle know if he can withstand the rigors of football? "The main thing is the actual contact," Kindle said. "There's no way to really evaluate that until you do it. They're going to be looking at the healing of my head and whatnot and my body. It looks like I'll be able to take a hit. My balance is improved by far. "One thing I've done is put a helmet on and banged my head against a wall. I'm careful about how hard I do it. I haven't had any problems. I think I'm ready to hit. I can't wait to play football again." Source: National Football Post
