NYYFAN
09-27-04, 03:27 PM
http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/OAK/7727939
ALAMEDA, Calif. (Sept. 27, 2004) -- Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon has a broken vertebrae in his neck that will sideline him at least six weeks.
Gannon had an MRI exam and was taken for further tests. Coach Norv Turner didn't believe Gannon was at risk for paralysis and said Gannon was walking around the team's training facility before receiving the news about his neck.
"He will be out an extended period. A six-weeks deal, or maybe longer," Turner said. "It's disappointing."
Turner said it would be premature to speculate whether Gannon, the 2002 NFL MVP, would end up on injured reserve for the second successive season.
The 38-year-old Gannon left in the first quarter of Oakland's 30-20 victory against the Buccaneers on Sept. 26 after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit from linebacker Derrick Brooks.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (Sept. 27, 2004) -- Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon has a broken vertebrae in his neck that will sideline him at least six weeks.
Gannon had an MRI exam and was taken for further tests. Coach Norv Turner didn't believe Gannon was at risk for paralysis and said Gannon was walking around the team's training facility before receiving the news about his neck.
"He will be out an extended period. A six-weeks deal, or maybe longer," Turner said. "It's disappointing."
Turner said it would be premature to speculate whether Gannon, the 2002 NFL MVP, would end up on injured reserve for the second successive season.
The 38-year-old Gannon left in the first quarter of Oakland's 30-20 victory against the Buccaneers on Sept. 26 after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit from linebacker Derrick Brooks.