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Name: Michael Duda Email: duda@idata.com Date: Mon Dec 20 16:37:18 2004
Headline: Ferguson to remain in hospital
GREEN BAY, Wis. (Dec. 20, 2004) -- Green Bay Packers wide receiver
Robert Ferguson will stay in the hospital at least one more night as he recovers
from the vicious clothesline hit by
Jacksonville safety Donovin Darius.
Ferguson suffered a concussion and was temporarily paralyzed below the waist
when he was hit Dec. 19. He regained feeling and movement on his way to Bellin
Hospital, where he was kept overnight.
Coach Mike Sherman said Dec. 20 that
Ferguson had weakness in his arms but was in good spirits when he visited him
Sunday night. He didn't know if
Ferguson was up and walking around Monday.
AFC spokesman Steve Alic said the league would look at the hit -- the
NFL reviews every play of every game anyway -- and that any fine, if appropriate
would likely come down Dec 24. A suspension could be handed out at any time.
Darius swept in after
Ferguson's leaping 31-yard grab of
Brett Favre's pass at midfield. Darius hit the defenseless
Ferguson across the neck, stunning the crowd and infuriating the Packers with 4:41
left in their 28-25 loss to the
Jaguars.
Darius, who was ejected, defended his hit as non-intentional and
said he was trying to jar the ball loose.
Ferguson gave a thumbs-up as he left the field on a stretcher.
"He's a great kid," Sherman said. "For him to put a thumbs-up to the crowd on his way
off the field knowing that he couldn't move his toes ... special guy."
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