Notebook: Gannon to miss 8 weeks as injury wave continues
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The league&#39;s injury epidemic didn&#39;t pause last weekend, with Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon breaking a vertebra in his neck Sunday that will sideline him for eight weeks.
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John Lynch will be out for two-to-four weeks after being diagnosed with a fractured tailbone. Denver&#39;s veteran safety went down after being hit in the side by Falcons receiver Brian Finneran in Sunday&#39;s 41-28 loss.
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The NFL injury epidemic didn't pause this weekend, with Rich Gannon breaking a vertebra in his neck that will sideline him for eight weeks, and Rex Grossman and Charlie Garner out for the season.
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Bee Staff Writer. OAKLAND - If there was a silver lining to the Raiders&#39; 34-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, it was the steady progress quarterback Kerry Collins seems to be showing as Rich Gannon&#39;s heir apparent.
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Colorado Avalanche forward Ryan Smyth could be sidelined for up to eight weeks because of a broken right ankle, the team said on Thursday.
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ALAMEDA -- First-year Oakland Raiders coach Norv Turner already has accomplished something neither of his two predecessors could by providing a calming influence for fiery quarterback Rich Gannon.
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SPORTS NETWORK - New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington suffered a rotator cuff injury during Sunday&#39;s game against the Buffalo Bills and is expected to miss the next two to four weeks.
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The 2002 NFL MVP has a broken vertebra in his neck that will sideline him at least eight weeks. The Oakland Raiders quarterback underwent an MRI on Monday morning and was taken for more tests.
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WALTHAM -- He hasn't played since Dec. 20. An injury that initially was diagnosed to keep him out 2-3 weeks is now on week six and likely will stretch to seven before he plays another game. Any wonder Paul Pierce felt a bit isolated as he watched his team drop 20 of 22 games in his absence?
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Jaguars quarterback David Garrard could be sidelined up to a month with a badly sprained left ankle. Coach Jack Del Rio said Wednesday that Garrard has a high ankle sprain, meaning he has ligament damage, and will sit out road games against Tampa Bay and New Orleans.
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Pitt junior point guard Levance Fields will be out eight to 12 weeks after breaking a broken bone in his left foot to become the second Panthers starter knocked out of the lineup in as many games.
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Tim Brown left the building in August. Rich Gannon headed out the active-player door Monday, and today Jerry Rice will have his traveling shoes on.
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Tampa Bay's sputtering offense suffered a major blow Monday when the team learned receiver Joey Galloway will miss four to six weeks after aggravating a groin injury.
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Bee Staff Writer. ALAMEDA - Rich Gannon sat behind a desk with a Raiders logo on it Monday afternoon. The quarterback&#39;s head was stiff, immobilized in the same, daunting cervical collar he
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ALAMEDA, Calif. Oakland Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon has a broken vertebrae in his neck and he&#39;ll be on the sidelines at least six weeks.
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Jets defensive end John Abraham will miss Sunday's game at Pittsburgh with a sprained ligament in his right knee.
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ALAMEDA, Calif. The Oakland Raiders say quarterback Rich Gannon will not return this season. Gannon has a broken vertebra in his neck, and after seeing four of the country&#39;s top neck and spine specialists