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| 7th December, 2007 - 5:47 pm |  ESPN - Tennessee Titans' safety Chris Hope is out for the season after tests confirmed a spinal cord injury that requires rest and possibly surgery but is not expected to be career-ending.
"After numerous studies and opinions, Chris Hope's season is over," Coach Jeff Fisher said on Friday. "The doctors are not going to allow and don't feel it's safe for him to finish the season."
Hope has not played since he was injured Nov. 25, when his left arm and leg were twitching as he lay on the field after a helmet-to-helmet collision with teammate Sean Conover in the first quarter of a game at Cincinnati.
"This is not a career-ending injury by any means," Fisher said. "We're going to continue to evaluate it. He may heal up as a result of rest, and we have not ruled out surgery as a possibility."
Hope signed with the Titans in 2006 as an unrestricted free agent and has emerged as one of the leaders of Tennessee's defense. He had a team-high five interceptions in 2006 and picked off two passes this season along with 60 tackles. [READ] |
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