Tough news today on Bengals linebacker, David Pollack. He will need surgery to repair a fractured vertebrae in his neck. It will most likely end his football career.
Pollack cracked his vertebrae making a tackle against the Cleveland Browns in September. Since then, he's had full range of motion, but has been wearing a halo protective device to immobilize his neck. It was hoped that would be all that was needed for Pollack to heal. It hasn't worked.
In the next few weeks, he'll have his surgery. He'll be able to lead a normal life. But a doctor familiar with Pollack's upcoming surgery says he'll have little chance of playing football again.
Tough news for a tough guy, with talent enough to have been the Bengals number one draft pick in 2005. We wish him only the best.
Ken
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