PLAYERS:
Nick Collins,
Jonathan Stewart,
Peyton Manning,
Ted Thompson,
Troy Polamalu,
Ed Reed,
Ben Roethlisberger
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Northwestern Wildcats
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Northwestern Wildcats
It only took one hit, one sudden moment for the life and career of Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl safety Nick Collins to change forever. In week 2 of the 2011 NFL season, in a game against the Carolina Panthers, Collins went to make an ordinary tackle, like he's done a thousand times, yet this time, Collins neck collided awkwardly with Carolina running back Jonathan Stewart and suddenly Collins was being carted off the field and now faces the possibility of never playing again.
The injury Collins suffered due to the collision was a herniated disk, which was repaired successfully through neck fusion surgery, which is similar to procedures Peyton Manning has undergone, yet it is still unknown if Collins will be cleared to return to the field, as Manning will.
By all accounts Collins recovery from the surgery has gone well and according to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, who reported on Monday in the post found here: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers...
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