Midwest

Cleveland Browns’ Denzel Ward’s husband, wife chiropractic duo on working with athletes on recovery

Published

2 hours ago

September 12, 2024

Cleveland Browns’ Denzel Ward’s husband, wife chiropractic duo on working with athletes on recovery

Professional athletes regularly endure grueling training programs and strenuous activity both during the NFL season and in the off season.

While recovery for professional athletes is much different than that of a day-to-day gym goer, stretching, warm-ups and cool downs are often beneficial to anyone who lifts weights or exercises regularly.

Dr. Mary Teague and Dr. Chad Teague are husband and wife chiropractic physicians based in Cleveland who assist professional athletes, including Cleveland Browns’ cornerback Denzel Ward, in preparing for game day, recovering more quickly after fatiguing training and injuries.

“Denzel has been a great patient for us to work with,” Chad told Fox News Digital. “He’s a lot of fun and trying to do as much as we can to prevent concussions, and then just bulletproof his body so he can be on the field and available as much as possible.”

David Njoku, left, and Denzel Ward are just two of many NFL athletes that go to Dr. Mary and Dr. Chad at Code Chiro in Cleveland. (Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images/Jason Miller/Getty Images/ Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

FORMER DALLAS COWBOYS NFL MASCOT SAYS JOB WAS NOT ON BUCKET LIST, SHARES ROWDY EXPERIENCE AS ‘FACE’ OF BRAND

Mary and Chad are co-founders of Code Chiro. The couple have worked with a number of well-known professional athletes in years past including David Njoku, a tight end for the Browns, and Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry when they were part of the Cleveland-based NFL team.

“We’ve been blessed with being able to work with amazing people,” Chad said.

Chad said he works with Ward a couple times throughout the week.

“Then we’ll do pregame warm up routines, just to kind of get his body prepped, and do some brain cognitive function drills to wake up his nervous system and his brain with catching and reactivity,” Chad said.

“He’s very proactive. He’s one of those very proactive athletes, that’s for sure,” Mary added.

SAUNAS HAVE HEALTH BENEFITS, BUT OVERUSE IS LINKED TO DANGEROUS HEALTH RISKS

When it comes to treatments for professional athletes, each is different, and sometimes does not even take place between the walls of Code Chiro.

Over the last few years, Chad spent a lot of time traveling alongside professional athletes and providing treatment on the road.

“I traveled a lot the past couple years, and especially last year, with athletes, and I’m trying to taper that back and try to focus those athletes to be here in Cleveland, so I don’t have to travel as much, which has been hard,” Chad said.

Dr. Mary Teague, pictured here, and her husband Dr. Chad Teague are the co-founders of Code Chiro. (Cole Sarver Media )

“I would say my main goal is to have them here and incorporate a routine where we’re doing recovery, kind of be the general manager of everything performance,” Chad explained. “So I work directly with their dietitian, I work directly with the team staff, the athletic trainers, the chef.”

There are many moving parts to an athlete’s overall health. Working in tandem with various professionals allows the duo to maintain a “cohesiveness” strategy to the athlete’s overall health and fitness regimen.

A-LIST CELEBRITY TRAINERS ON THEIR WORKOUTS YOU CAN TRY AT HOME

Professional athletes have sessions with Mary and Chad regularly, sometimes even daily in the case of an injury.

“If they have an injury, especially in season, I would say almost every day,” Mary said of athlete’s treatment plans.

On average, Chad explained that while treatment schedules vary, two to three times a week is normal. However, the recovery and treatment plans depend both on the athlete and the sport they play.

WORKOUT AND DIET TIPS TO GAIN MUSCLE AND LOSE FAT

“You’re going to have more contusion based injuries or impact injuries with football,” Chad said. “You still get that with basketball and some other sports, but you’re going to get a lot more impact in football. So a lot more lymphatic work in football, neck strengthening, more exercises to prevent concussion or delay or kind of decrease the impact when they’re hitting head to head.”

Chad added that basketball players experience more tendon-based injuries, which include tendinopathie, knee tendon and Achilles tendon issues.

“That’s the biggest difference is tendinopathies versus impact injuries in football,” Chad said.

Mary added that reactive versus proactive care is sport-specific.

Denzel Ward receiving treatment from Dr. Chad

Denzel Ward of the Cleveland Browns is one patient of Code Chiro. (Cole Sarver Media )

KODY LOSTROH, 2024 BULL RIDING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE, ON TRAINING FOR 8-SECOND RIDE

Code Chiro operates under the tagline, “movement cures” and movement is at the center of care.

“Our biggest push and education portion of our practice is trying to get people to go from whatever they’re doing to improving their movement and biomechanics so they can improve whatever their sport or life goal is, and everything is movement based,” Chad said.

“If it’s an injury, or you’re just trying to get back into fitness or a healthy lifestyle, movement is so crucial to getting the blood flowing and just increasing your overall lifestyle,” he continued.

Dr. Chad Teague and Dr. Mary Teague listed Odell Beckham Jr. as one of their NFL patients while he was playing for the Cleveland Browns. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Though Mary and Chad are chiropractors, they are gym-goers themselves, parents and believe in movement encouragement for all patients.

“I would say we’re more, not even movement coaches, but performance coaches and musculoskeletal specialists,” Mary said. “I will say, a lot of people think of a chiropractor as the traditional cracking, the crack aspect of things, and don’t get me wrong, it’s really helpful, and the adjustment is a very key component about what we do here. However, we focus a little bit more on movement mechanics, the way your body moves, the dysfunction that you are going through every day.”

She added that ninety percent of Code Chiro’s patients are active exercisers and want to maintain their workflow at the gym without stopping or experiencing pain.

“That’s what I would say chiropractic is moving towards, and it’s really good,” Mary concluded.

Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.

Read the full article from Here

Wisconsin

Alabama Football: Breaking down the Wisconsin Defense

Published

11 mins ago

September 12, 2024

Press Room

Alabama Football: Breaking down the Wisconsin Defense

Alabama Football faces its first road test of the 2024 season on Saturday afternoon in Madison against the Wiscosin Badgers. On Wednesday, we previewed the Wisconsin offense. Today, we take a look at a Badgers defense that has the talent, playmakers, and scheme to give Alabama’s offense trouble.

The unit is coordinated by Mike Tressel, the nephew of former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel. Tressel spent 12-years at Michigan State before becoming the defensive coordinator at Cincinnati in 2021 and then following Fickell to Madison last year.

Tressel runs a 3-3-5 defensive scheme and likes to send disguised blitzes and run exotic coverages that have historically caused issues for Alabama QB Jalen Milroe, who frequently bails from the pocket early if he feels pressure or drops back so deep that it makes the tackles jobs extrememly difficult.

I’m not much of an X’s and O’s guy, particularly when it comes to defenses, so if you want a deep dive on the Badgers’ defensive scheme, you can read an excellent one here. Tressel mixes and matches his coverages, with about a 50-50 split between man and zone coverage.

I would expect more zone coverage on Saturday afternoon as I’m not sure if the Badgers have the corners to hold up on an island for long against the Tide’s receivers, particularly if they struggle to get pressure without bringing blitzes.

The Badgers ranked 56th in yards-per-play defense a year ago, and they currently sit at 56th through two games in 2024 despite the inferior competition it has faced.

The strength of Wisconsin’s defense is in the secondary. Safety Hunter Wohler is one of the very best at his position in the entire country. He led Wisconsin with 120 tackles last year and was a 1st team All Big Ten performer.

At one corner, redshirt junior Ricardo Hallman was a 3rd team All American a year ago and picked off 7-passes. He’s a guy who has to be accounted for. He’s the best corner Alabama has seen so far this season, and Wohler the best safety, and it will be a good challenge for an unproven group of Tide receivers led by 17-year-old phenom Ryan Williams.

Both Wohler and Hallman are projected mid-round NFL draft picks in next April’s draft.

At linebacker, Arkansas transfer Jaheim Thomas and Jake Chaney form a good tandem inside and both are projected as 7th round/UDFA’s in the draft. Unfortunately for Wisconsin, much like Alabama’s Justin Jefferson, Chaney was the victim of a questionable targeting foul in the second of last week’s win over South Dakota and will sit the first 30-minutes on Saturday.

Wisconsin will start USC transfer Tackett Curtis for the first half in place of Chaney. Curtis started 8 games as a freshman with the Trojans in 2023.

Where Alabama has the biggest advantage should be up front. The Badgers’ defensive line is a real concern for Wisconsin fans. Depth and experiene on the defensive line was a concern before a season-ending injury in the preseason to James Thomas, who had 18 career starts in two seasons in Madison.

Now, Wisconsin starts a career reserve in senior Ben Barten and redshirt sophomore Curt Neal, who had made one career start prior to this season. Alabama likely getting Kadyn Proctor back for his 2024 debut would go a long way in the Crimson Tide being able to control the game and not put Milroe in unfavorable down and distances where he might feel he needs to force a throw to make something happen for a stagnant offense.

Proctor’s return gives Alabama a distinct advantage inside with Tyler Booker moving back to left guard and joining center Parker Brailsford and right guard Jaedan Roberts. South Dakota found success running up the middle against the Badgers, rushing for 147 yards on a 5.8 yards-per-carry clip if you exclude the yardage lost on three sacks.

Alabama’s gameplan should be real simple: run the football. Utilize the two-headed monster at RB in Jam Miller and Justice Haynes, mixed with more than a few designed runs for Milroe and wear down a Wisconsin front-seven that doesn’t have a ton of depth, particularly in the first half while Chaney sits.

You can bet that Wisconsin is going to bring pressure as the book on Milroe has been him panicking a bit in the pocket when he feels pressured. I’d look for more quick, decisive reads on passes with Milroe getting the ball out to playmakers in space. Wisconsin doesn’t have the team speed to stick with the Tide receivers for four quarters.

Offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan just has to avoid getting impatient and trying too hard for the homerun shots. The deep balls will come as Wisconsin struggles to stop the run and the quick passing attack. It will force tighter man-coverage and safeties creeping into the box, which should allow for a knockout punch or two down the field in the second half that allows the Crimson Tide to pull away for a comfortable victory.

Detroit, MI

Detroit Tigers vs. Colorado Rockies: What time, TV channel is today’s series finale on?

Published

4 hours ago

September 12, 2024

Press Room

Detroit Tigers vs. Colorado Rockies: What time, TV channel is today’s series finale on?

Detroit Tigers (75-71) vs. Colorado Rockies (54-92)

When: 1:10 p.m. Thursday.

Where: Comerica Park in Detroit.

TV: Bally Sports Detroit. (Have Xfinity but looking for a cheaper way to watch BSD? Here are some other options.)

Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1). (Tigers radio affiliates).

Probable pitchers: Tigers HP Tarik Skubal (16-4, 2.53 ERA) vs. Rockies RHP Ryan Feltner (2-10, 4.96).

First-pitch weather: Sunny and low to mid 80s.

• Box score

Tigers lineup: TBA.

JEFF SEIDEL: For young Detroit Tigers team — everything is fun. In playoff push, that’s an advantage

Game notes: The Tigers remained three games behind the Minnesota Twins in the hunt for the final American League wild-card playoff berth, as both teams won on Wednesday night. The Twins are off Thursday, however, after taking two of three from the Angels, giving the Tigers the chance to grab half a game in the standings — with their ace on the mound.

Skubal will be looking to push the Tigers to their first sweep of the Rockies at Comerica Park since 2014. (To be fair, the Rox have made just one visit between then and now: a 2-1 series victory in 2022 most notable for their lone loss — the April 23, 2022, doubleheader opener that featured Miguel Cabrera’s 3,000^th career hit.)

The Rockies entered Tuesday with 1,434 strikeouts in 145 games, an average of 9.89 whiffs per game. They’ll face the AL’s strikeout leader in Skubal, who is averaging 7.43 strikeouts per start and 10.76 strikeouts per nine innings (second in the AL). We’re not ones to advocate betting on strikeout totals, but if you are … take the over.

Feltner, the Rockies’ starter, meanwhile, is an alumnus of That School Down South (aka Ohio State, for those uninterested in the eternal Michigan/Ohio rivalry) and in the midst of this fourth season in the majors. He throws five pitches — a four-seam fastball, a slider, a changeup, a sinker and a curveball — fairly regularly, with the four-seamer, which averages 94.7 mph, getting used the most, at 35.2% of the time.

After today’s matinee finale, the Tigers welcome the AL wild-card leading Baltimore Orioles to Comerica Park for a three-game series beginning Friday night. The Rockies, meanwhile, head home to host the Chicago Cubs for a three-game series beginning Friday as well.

TIGERS NEWSLETTER: This is how the Tigers’ final games will go

Live updates

For updates from and around the diamond, check it out on X.

Contact Ryan Ford at rford@freepress.com. Follow him on X (which used to be Twitter, y’know?) @theford. Read more on the Detroit Tigers and sign up for our Tigers newsletter.

Source link