Jermichael Finley: What might the Green Bay Packers do?

[3irty1]

we'll see if there's still a big market for him after teams do physicals

also, lets not forget the 10 million dollar question.

if he's not offered a deal worth at least 10 million, then he might be better off walking around with a neck brace on and claiming his career if over. at this point, i'm not so sure he'll get a 2 year 10 million dollar deal for anyone with all the ?????????????????

That's a tax free 10 million... he's for sure better off walking away. Just looks like he might not care.

[Joemailman]

That's a tax free 10 million... he's for sure better off walking away. Just looks like he might not care.

It's disability insurance. I would think he needs to be declared unfit to play by at least one doctor (probably more) before he can collect.

[red]

It's disability insurance. I would think he needs to be declared unfit to play by at least one doctor (probably more) before he can collect.

well i can think of two. the packers team doctor, and nick collins doctor

i think the story that came out a week or two ago about finley's surgery being totally different then collins surgery is complete BS by the way

[pbmax]

It's disability insurance. I would think he needs to be declared unfit to play by at least one doctor (probably more) before he can collect.

Oww! Oh my neck!

[Joemailman]

Your neck is fine!

[mraynrand]

we'll see if there's still a big market for him after teams do physicals

also, lets not forget the 10 million dollar question.

if he's not offered a deal worth at least 10 million, then he might be better off walking around with a neck brace on and claiming his career if over. at this point, i'm not so sure he'll get a 2 year 10 million dollar deal for anyone with all the ?????????????????

maybe he could get some oversized leg warmers to enhance the look.

[mraynrand]

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My father would make outrageous claims, like he invented the question mark

[3irty1]

It doesn't sound terribly hard to me to find a doctor who likes money.

[mraynrand]

It doesn't sound terribly hard to me to find a doctor who likes money.

rumor has it that some doctors actually go through college, graduate at the top of their class, then four years of medical school, 2-6 years of residency, fellowship, etc. etc. because they like to treat people.

[smuggler]

Some, but not all.

There are numerous doctors who would lose their medical licenses today if their peers actually had the ability to take them away, but congress put a moratorium on it, because it would be 'harmful' to remove physicians from the market or jail them all at once.

[Guiness]

Some, but not all.

There are numerous doctors who would lose their medical licenses today if their peers actually had the ability to take them away, but congress put a moratorium on it, because it would be 'harmful' to remove physicians from the market or jail them all at once.

really? lol, didn't know that.

This sounds kinda like what we talked about wrt Seattle DBs. Break the rules often enough, they'll get tired of punishing you for it.

[pbmax]

Partial redemption for Cub Reporter Hot Tub Chmura, Rob Demovsky confirms the same vertebrae involved with Collins AND Finley. McCarthy much more optimistic about Finley, obviously.

The C-5/C-6 fusion surgery is much easier to come back from than fusions that are done higher in the neck. Former Packers safety Nick Collins had a C-3/C-4 fusion and was never cleared. That's the same fusion tight end Jermichael Finley had last season, although last week coach Mike McCarthy expressed optimism that Finley would be cleared.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/118582/jolly-on-track-to-return-from-neck-surgery

Bonus news, Jolly likely to be cleared to play this year.

[Fritz]

MM sure does seem to like ol' Jermichael. He's got a soft spot for the guy. And that soft spot seems to be located inside his brain pan.

[3irty1]

I like how the media has amnesia when it comes to Nick Collins's stenosis so they can keep comparing his case to those of Jolly and Finley.

[Fritz]

Exactly; a more accurate comparison would be to Terrance Murphy, who is, like Collins, still retired due to his injury and the stenosis.