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Dr. James Andrews, left, and Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, right, talk together before the Washington Redskins play the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL preseason football at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Monday, August 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Former Washington Redskins Special Teams Coach Danny Smith, left, Dr. James Andrews, center, and Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, right, joke together before the Washington Redskins play the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL preseason football at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Monday, August 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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FILE- In this July 27, 2013, file photo, Dr. Frank Jobe, right, known for the development of the historic elbow procedure known as “Tommy John Surgery,” speaks as he and Tommy John, left, are honored during a ceremony at Doubleday Field at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. UCL has increased 10-fold in the first decade of the 21st century, Dr. James Andrews, one of the world's top orthopedic doctors, and and Dr., Jeremy Bruce wrote in the May issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, citing a paper published by J.R. Dugas in 2010. Dr. Andrews will be meeting with a research committee on Monday at Major League Baseball's headquarters. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

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FILE- In this Aug. 24, 2007, file photo, Dr. James Andrews waits between surgeries at the Andrews Institute for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Tommy John surgery has increased 10-fold in the first decade of the 21st century, Dr. Andrews, one of the world's top orthopedic doctors, and and Dr., Jeremy Bruce wrote in the May issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, citing a paper published by J.R. Dugas in 2010. Dr. Andrews will be meeting with a research committee on Monday at Major League Baseball's headquarters. (AP Photo/Mari Darr-Welch, File)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, left, talks with team surgeon Dr. James Andrews before a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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Washington Redskins team physician Dr. Tony Casolaro, right, surgeon Dr. James Andrews, second from right, and team television analyst Joe Theismann watch as quarterback Robert Griffin III, foreground, warms up before a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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Washington Redskins team physician Dr. Tony Casolaro, left, and surgeon Dr. James Andrews look through paperwork while watching quarterback Robert Griffin III warms up before a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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Former Washington Redskins Special Teams Coach Danny Smith, left, Dr. James Andrews, center, and Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, right, joke together before the Washington Redskins play the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL preseason football at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Monday, August 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. James Andrews, left, and Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, right, talk together before the Washington Redskins play the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL preseason football at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Monday, August 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. James Andrews, center, watches warmups before the Washington Redskins play the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL preseason football at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Monday, August 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. James Andrews walks along the sideline before the Washington Redskins play the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL preseason football at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Monday, August 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. James Andrews, second from left, jokes with Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) before the Washington Redskins play the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL preseason football at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Monday, August 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. James Andrews, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III's surgeon, stands on the field before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, in Landover, Md. The Redskins won 24-13. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)