Doctors: Protocol key to helping players
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070914/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_nfl_teams_neurologists"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070910/capt.2e893f7ade15482d8ffc7d943e60f6a9.bills_everett_hurt_football_ny150.jpg?x=105&y=130&sig=VSL6R49j9tYqai1wyja89Q--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="This 2007 photo released by the NFL shows Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett. Everett sustained a 'catastrophic' and life-threatening spinal-cord injury while making a tackle during a football game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007 and his chances of regaining a full range of body motion are very small, an orthopedic surgeon said Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/NFL)" border="0" /></a>AP - Winston Moss was still wearing his pads when he went in for the CT scan. The Seattle Seahawks linebacker suffered a neck fracture during a road game in Baltimore in 1997, and the Ravens medical staff's emergency protocol ensured that that he quickly received the proper treatment.</p><br clear="all"/>

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