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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Despite re-aggravating his ankle sprain against the Seahawks, John Abraham has promised to play in the NFC Championship game. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Despite his ankle sprain, the Falcons' defensive end John Abraham has vowed to play against the 49ers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abraham left Sunday's game against the Seahawks early after re-aggravating an ankle sprain. He originally injured his ankle in Week 17 against the Buccaneers when head coach Mike Smith chose to play his starters, despite having the No. 1 seed guaranteed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith says his decision to keep Abraham out against the Seahawks after the defensive end re-injured it was a precautionary move. Abraham was limited in practice last week, and defensive coordinator Mike Nolan said Abraham was only at \"80 percent\" going into Sunday's game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Despite \u00A0having yet to play fully healthy in the post-season, Abraham has made it clear he intends to start against the 49ers.\u201COh yeah, you know me, you can\u2019t keep me out of that game,\u201D Abraham said, via the &lt;em&gt;Atlanta Journal-Constitution&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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