ExtremeRavens Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago Teddye Buchanan’s new bed is high tech. It’s temperature-controlled. One side can automatically heat up while the other cools down, sometimes automatically in the middle of the night. The bed, from Eight Sleep, tracks the Ravens linebacker’s sleep and sends him a text every morning with a flood of information. Buchanan, who’s currently rehabbing a torn ACL, invested a pretty penny in a bed that personalizes his rest and recovery. He heard about it from Ravens center and impending free agent Tyler Linderbaum, whose “convincing words were, ‘When I sleep somewhere, I notice a big difference.'” Buchanan divulged some details about his recovery and reflected on his rookie season during an interview with “Aggie Pride: A UC Davis Football Podcast” hosted by two former players from his alma mater. The short of it: Buchanan is “feeling great,” he said. In mid-December, during a Week 15 shutout win in Cincinnati, Buchanan, then the team’s second-leading tackler, injured his knee on punt coverage and was carted off the field. He was dismayed in the visiting locker room at Paycor Stadium. A significant brace engulfed his right leg. He later limped out with assistance from a cane. Nearly three months later, Buchanan said on the recent podcast interview that he “couldn’t have asked for a more smooth start” to rehab. Surgery humbled him. Buchanan couldn’t walk, and his family flew out to assist with banal movements. By season’s end, he was able to move slowly throughout the locker room without much support beyond a heavy wrap. He’s walking again and “living a normal life,” he said. That means he’s still on schedule to be ready for the start of training camp this summer. The new bed is a fancy home recovery tool. But Buchanan shouted out the team’s Ammortal Chamber as being key to his rehab. “I don’t even know what it does,” he joked, trying to explain the nearly $160,000 red-light therapy bed. Buchanan said he spends about 30 minutes lying in what the website describes as “the future of human optimization” and “a revolutionary wellness product that seamlessly integrates over 10 proven, non-invasive technologies.” It plays relaxing music and can guide the user through some kind of meditation. Baltimore’s Ammortal Chamber was a noteworthy investment by owner Steve Bisciotti to level up the team’s revamped training room. During a tour of said facility last summer, Ravens officials noted they’re one of the only teams in the NFL with an Ammortal Chamber. Physically, it’s been a helpful piece of his post-injury recovery. Mentally, it has allowed Buchanan to better manage the emotions of a trying rookie year. The fourth-round pick replaced Trenton Simpson at starting weakside linebacker early in the year. At times, he struggled to acclimate to the NFL. By December, he evolved into one of the team’s more significant surprises, entering that Bengals win with 83 tackles, five for a loss, two quarterback hits and a half sack this season. He also intercepted Aaron Rodgers — a call that was, in the eyes of the NFL, regrettably overturned. “I was trying to be what I thought an NFL player was,” Buchanan said about his settling into a starting role. “But I realized eventually, ‘Teddye, you just gotta be you.’ I realized I am good enough and I deserve to be here.” Also on the podcast appearance, Buchanan told a story about being at dinner with fellow linebacker Roquan Smith and trying to play it cool when Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed walked up to say hello. He’s had a few interactions with Ray Lewis, too. “He’s exactly how I thought he would be,” Buchanan said. “Very intense. But just a plethora of valuable insight and knowledge and motivation. Everything and more that I would’ve thought.” There were also questions from listeners. Buchanan’s favorite spot to eat in Baltimore? Marta, an Italian restaurant on E. Pratt St. The best waffle-knit crewneck (great question)? Buchanan was wearing an XXXL sweater from Uniqlo. And presumed No. 1 overall pick in next month’s NFL draft, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, a former teammate of Buchanan’s at Cal, asked how the Ravens rookie got so good at pingpong. “When you play against a Heisman winner every day, it’s pretty good training,” Buchanan laughed. Those two battled at Cal. Then Buchanan brought his talents to Owings Mills, where before the team cleared out games in the locker room because of a slow start, he was often seen duking it out with fellow defensive rookies Mike Green and Aeneas Peebles. Enough time in the Ammortal Chamber plus some restful nights on the Eight Sleep and Buchanan figures to reclaim his role as a starter on the field and a pingpong top dog in the locker room. Have a news tip? Contact Sam Cohn at scohn@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/samdcohn.x.com. Sam appears as a host on The Sun’s “Early Birds” podcast. View the full article Quote
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