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01/22/11 - It turns out Cameron Heyward's preparation for the NFL draft included a detour this week for surgery to repair an injured elbow. The outgoing Ohio State senior defensive lineman suffered a hyperextended elbow Jan. 4 in the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas. He returned to Columbus with the team that night, but before the elbow could be taken care of by Ohio State medical personnel, he moved on to the Phoenix area to begin workouts at a training facility there. Once in Arizona, it was decided by Heyward's new support group that surgery was needed, a source at Ohio State said. The surgery was done at orthopedic specialist Dr. James Andrews' facility in Alabama, though it wasn't clear whether Andrews performed the procedure. Neither Heyward nor his mother could be reached for comment. How it will affect his participation in the NFL scouting combine at Indianapolis in February isn't clear. Heyward was invited to take part in the Senior Bowl next week in Mobile, Ala., but declined because of the injury. -

Tim May, The Columbus Dispatch...... Not my words but Mr May's