Spinal Issues Loom Over the NFL

The Giants will reportedly shut Wilson down, and his career appears to be in jeopardy.

Giants running back David Wilson may end his football career after doctors advised him to retire due to a neck injury that he suffered last season. The team's physician told Wilson that he should not continue to play due to the 

New York Giants running back David Wilson has been told "he should no longer play football," the team announced Monday afternoon. That news leaked out earlier Monday, but the announcement appears to bring to an end 

David Wilson thought he was invincible, and why wouldn't he feel that way? He was 23 years old, a physical specimen and he had spent his life being the best athlete in whatever room he was in. He had uncommon speed and was a first-round draft pick.

New York Giants running back David Wilson was advised to quit football by team doctors on Monday. Wilson has diffuse cervical stenosis, a neck condition that put him at risk for paralysis and quadriplegia if he continued to