Owings Mills, Md. ? Baltimore Ravens cornerback Samari Rolle was on the inactive list for six games this season. His malady was described by the team with one word: illness.

Rolle used a different word Wednesday to explain his absence, one that addressed his situation far more specifically.

Epilepsy.

Rolle kept it a secret for two months because he had trouble finding the right medication to keep his disorder in check.

“It’s under control now. That’s the main thing,” he said. “Right now, I’m not scared.”

The 31-year-old Rolle was unaware of his condition, even though he had unknowingly experienced minor seizures for around two years. During the third week of September, however, he had one major seizure. Then another.

Rolle missed three straight games. Tormented by seizures, headaches and memory loss, the 10-year veteran wondered if his career was over.

“I didn’t know if I could play, if I would be all right or anything,” he said. “It was very scary.”

Rolle was provided medicine from a specialist, which seemed to do the trick. He returned to play for two straight weeks, and then it happened again: another seizure.

“I was like, ‘Man, what’s the problem?”‘ Rolle said.

The problem was that the medication wasn’t right. His prescription has since been corrected, and now he’s ready to resume his career, even if the Ravens have a losing record and very little chance of reaching the playoffs.