DonnyT33 said:
Just found this at the NFFC MB and am hoping its BS..but its out there.. anyone hear anything about this???? DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER PLEASE...I am only trying to find out if this has any truth to it at all....
http://www.stampedeblue.com/2010/9/17/1694...manning-is-hurt
am so hoping this is some sort of BS hoax and or traffic generator but have no idea!! The one year i took some stock in any QB early and it was him!
Ok, really, really not sending out alarms bells...
....but: I could not help but think of the THIRD manning brother, Cooper Manning, and his story is well known here in New Orleans.
Cooper played wide receiver with Peyton at Newman. He was a riser in high school and they formed a lethal on field combination together. He was MVP on a team on which Peyton Manning was the quarterback; think about that. Their high school challenged for state championships they previously could never even sniff before in their history. But then something happened. From a random article that pops up at the top of the google for --"Cooper Manning" injury--:
>>>>Cooper didn't drop a pass his entire junior year as an All-State wideout. Then came his senior season, when he and new varsity quarterback Peyton led the team to the state semifinals. Cooper caught 76 passes for 1,250 yards and was named the team's most valuable player.
"Being on the same team with Cooper was one of the best years I've ever had," says Peyton, who often communicated with his brother with their own set of hand signals.
Their father, meanwhile, remembers Cooper's intense dedication to excel. "He worked really hard at getting himself bigger and trying to be fast enough to be a college receiver," says Archie. "He probably had further to go than Peyton and Eli to become a college prospect. And I was so proud of his work ethic and accomplishing that. Then all of a sudden, it was taken away."
Cooper had started noticing his right pinky and ring finger going numb. Sometimes, the sensation felt more like pinpricks. Other times, the hand seemed to lose all its strength. Late in the season, Cooper dropped some passes uncharacteristically.
He kept the problem to himself. He was still so good, nobody suspected anything was wrong.
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But there was something wrong, indeed.
At the start of basketball season, Cooper could tell his shots lacked the normal touch and control. He worked on dribbling and shooting left-handed and still averaged a dozen points on a team that won the state 2A championship. He remained mum about the problem, not wanting opponents to target him, but did confide in his father.
After the season, Archie took Cooper to a New Orleans surgeon, whose diagnosis was an injured ulnar nerve, a common ailment for football players that can cause numbness in the fingers and hand. Surgery was performed and Cooper worked through the pain after the cast was removed, excelling in a summer all-star football game. He left for Mississippi, hoping to get healthier as a freshman. But the pain and numbness persisted during August practices.
At the urging of the team doctor, Archie took his son to specialists at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and the Baylor Medical Clinic. Cooper was tested by a half-dozen doctors through September. One of them from Baylor finally called Archie with the shocking news. Cooper suffered from a congenital condition called spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal. The upshot: He needed surgery and had to quit football immediately. .... <<<
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/11/07/Sports/T...r_Manning.shtml
This is just an fyi for interested football fans maybe, an interesting story about the "third Manning brother".... but I also could not help but notice the similarity with the above linked report: "If you're still intrigued, the neck injury is shooting pain down Peyton's throwing arm." And from the linked source, "Peyton Manning yesterday underwent a procedure to relieve pain in his neck caused by a pinched nerve. This condition has existed intermittently for the past four years."
Cooper's condition was described as "congenital," I have no idea if that equates to hereditary.
his league one year.
his league one year.
