OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) – Ravens rookie linebacker Sergio Kindle might be forced to miss a second straight season in 2011 because of the uncertain status of his fractured skull.
Baltimore’s top draft pick this year has yet to play in the NFL. He sat out this season after falling down two flights of stairs in late July at a friend’s house in Austin, Texas.
The former University of Texas star met with doctors at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore on Tuesday and received a disappointing report about his neurological condition. Kindle says his future is “up in the air” because doctors are uncertain how his skull would react to taking a hit.
Kindle says he doesn’t have any headaches or other symptoms from the injury.
Signed to a one-year, $320,000 contract with no signing bonus or incentives, Kindle is scheduled to be an exclusive-rights free agent next year. The Ravens can hold onto his rights if they want to tender him.
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