CALEB STURGIS had taken off his helmet and was wearing an Eagles cap, kicking balls for returners to field as the team warmed up at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field for last Thursday's preseason game.
Then Sturgis was on the ground.
"I watched the ball go up in the air. I kind of saw (Sturgis). Next thing I know, he was getting struck in the middle of the head with the ball," recalled punter Donnie Jones, who said he had never previously felled a teammate in an NFL career dating to 2004.
Sturgis missed the game with a concussion and returned to practice Monday.