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Etheridge wants to play after injury

Associated Press

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn safety Zac Etheridge feels blessed to be able to walk after a serious neck injury and expects to play football again. With his neck immobilized by a brace, Etheridge spoke to reporters and teammates Tuesday, three days after sustaining an injury in the Mississippi game that landed him in the hospital for two nights. He said his fifth vertebra was cracked and he tore ligaments in his neck in a headfirst collision with teammate Antonio Coleman. Etheridge said he wants to ...

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