Improvements in equipment technology (i.e. that absurdly large arm brace Ray Lewis wears) have helped, too.

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The great Sri Lankan off-spinner has done everything to prove his action is legit, from submitting himself to detailed biomechanical analysis to bowling in an arm brace on live television.

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But he made a dramatic return prior to the AFC Wild Card round wearing an arm brace and made a team-high 13 tackles as the Ravens defeated the Indianapolis Colts 24-9.

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