SportsSeptember 29, 2006

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City quarterback Trent Green says the severe concussion that left him unconscious on Sept. 10 will keep him sidelined at least until after the Chiefs' Oct. 8 game against Arizona. Speaking with Kansas City reporters for the first time since the head-snapping hit in the season opener, the two-time Pro Bowler said Thursday that he's feeling much better and finally able to drive a car. ...

The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City quarterback Trent Green says the severe concussion that left him unconscious on Sept. 10 will keep him sidelined at least until after the Chiefs' Oct. 8 game against Arizona.

Speaking with Kansas City reporters for the first time since the head-snapping hit in the season opener, the two-time Pro Bowler said Thursday that he's feeling much better and finally able to drive a car. He may even join the Chiefs on the sideline Sunday in their game against San Francisco.

"It's just a day-to-day, week-to-week thing. That is what the doctor told me my last visit last week, to not expect anything other than that," he said.

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"Everybody handles it differently. Every concussion is different."

Getting back by Oct. 8, he said, would not "be reasonable."

"They're going to want me to practice at least some prior to that point. I know I won't practice this week. It remains to be seen if I'm going to do any next week. So considering by that point in time I will have missed three weeks, to all of a sudden practice and play in one week, that would be reaching."

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