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A second superstar, specifically Dwight Howard. Anything less and he won't have a shot at a championship, and there are other, more alluring franchises to play for that can offer that.

He's done for the year. I don't see how he'd be able to play. It's not as bad as my dad's neck and his surgery, but it's up there. Manning is actually closer to Rich Gannon than I initially thought, although it's not as severe. Gannon had a stable fracture of his C7, which basically landed him on the retired list (he was also 38, so healing was a bit of a problem, too). Peyton's injury could risk his career if he decides to come back too soon. Peyton's problem, although I haven't heard him say it yet, is degeneration of his cervical spine...simply because the surgery is to eliminate pressure off the bulging disc (that's what the fusion does). The concern is how his body reacts to the problem he's having. I'm 100% sure he's having trouble throwing the ball, turning his head, and even gripping it, because those nerve fibers run through his arms. My dad couldn't work for months, and he actually went to work early, and it screwed him up again. He does manual labor (he's an electrician), which isn't the best job to have when you have a major neck injury (fractured three of the seven vertebrae, almost paralyzed him), but playing football and getting hit every week is a different animal. This is a big, big deal.

That goes without saying, afterall, Roethlisberger hasn't raped anyone all offseason.