Falcons quarterback Mike Vick won't be at training camp. Also absent, but for completely different reasons, will be running back Warrick Dunn. ESPN's Ed Werder reports that Dunn has undergone surgery to repair a herniated disc, and will miss six weeks.
It's unknown whether the herniation was in Dunn's cervical or lumbar spine (I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night). It's also unknown how long the problem has existed. Ideally, it's something that would have been fixed far enough in advance of the start of the season to permit Dunn to participate in camp.
The absence of Dunn opens the door for Jerious Norwood to swipe the starting job. It also might make Bobby Petrino not drafting Michael Bush almost as much as Petrino regrets trading Matt Schaun.
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07-25-2007, 04:59 PM
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