For those that follow NFL dawgs, the word out of Cinci is GREAT for DP!!!
David Pollack's Halo Removed
Last Update: 12/8/2006 7:31:34 AM
Cincinnati Bengal linebacker David Pollack suffered a season-ending injury in the Bengals home opener against the Browns.
Pollack fractured his C-6 vertebrae, and was placed in a halo to stabilize his neck.
Local 12 Sports Director Brad Johansen has some good news on Pollack's road to recovery.
It has been almost 12 weeks since the hit that changed his life. Three months of being locked inside the halo to secure his vertebrae, and now, in a sense, David Pollack has been set free. The halo is gone, replaced by a solid neck brace, and very soon he may be starting rehab in hopes of returning to the football field.
On the first offensive play for the Browns in the second game of the season, Pollack lowered his head to tackle Rueben Droughns, and broke the C-6 vertebrae in his neck.
David was carted off the field but wasn't down for long. Last month we followed him through Children's Hospital as he visited patients with neck injuries. Pollack tells Brad the doctors love how the break has healed, indicating he won't need surgery to fuse the vertebrae together, leaving open the possibility of #99 returnig to the Bengals next year to play football again.
Pollack will have another MRI next week. Then, he will likely begin six to nine months of rehab. His progress will be monitored to determine when, and if, the Bengals first-round draft pick from last year can return.
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