MCGAHEE SAYS HIS NECK IS “SORE AS HELL”

Ravens running back Willis McGahee spoke to the media on Monday regarding the wicked hit from Steelers safety Ryan Clark late in Sunday’s AFC Championship game. McGahee, who confirmed that he suffered a concussion, was initially knocked unconscious. He then suffered some amnesia as he was transported to a local hospital. “I blacked out,” he said, according to Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times. “I woke up when they were taking my facemask off. I opened my eyes and I was talking. The next thing I knew I woke up in some room and they were taking me to the ambulance.” Though his arms and legs initially went numb, McGahee said that the MRI and CAT scans were normal. “I didn’t see the guy coming,” he said. “I don’t even know who it was.” McGahee agreed it was the “hardest hit” he ever took, and that his neck is still “sore as hell.” But it sounds like he’d be ready to play again right now if he could. “We know the success you’ll have and the downfall you’ll have when you play this game,” McGahee said. “If that was the case, I wouldn’t have come back from my knee injury.” He added that Steelers cornerback Bryant McFadden already has called him, and that Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has tried to get in touch with him. McGahee reiterated that he wants to be in Baltimore, even though he expressed some lingering frustration regarding his reduced role this season. Converted fullback Le’Ron McClain led the team in rushing as he and McGahee shared touches. “When I found out I would be the featured back [on Sunday night], it wasn’t like I ran around with my head off screaming,” he said. “This was my first AFC championship. We were excited. We wanted to perform and win.” Though it didn’t work out, McGahee definitely did his part, scoring two touchdowns and suffering a potentially serious injury while trying to rally the team late.