Summary
In the NFL, you can't go to the equipment man and get a new spleen. This is a shame because most people would rather function with a spleen than without one. The spleen may not be an Absolutely Essential Body Part like the heart or lungs, but it comes in handy when you're trying to ward off, oh, a deadly infection.
Chris Simms woke up without his spleen this morning, and he'll wake up without it again tomorrow morning .. and every other morning after that. A ferocious hit by a Carolina Panther damaged it beyond repair Sunday, and removal was the wisest option. So a surgeon opened him up, just hours after Simms' Tampa Bay team lost on a last- second field goal, and took the thing out.See the full content of this document
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More Heart Than Spleen
Welcome to the flip side of an NFL quarterback's existence. Yes, it's a life filled with wine, women and product endorsements, but there's an element of risk involved. Indeed, the QB mig...
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