Renowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews found a small tear in Favres rotator cuff when he did surgery earlier in the offseason to release a tendon that was causing pain in Favres arm. Upon being informed of the tendon tear, Cook said Favre was hesitant to sign with the Vikings at the beginning of training camp for fear that he would have to quit when the injury got worse.
At the time, he didnt want to give them his word he was ready to go because, in his mind, he wanted to give them what they paid for and he wasnt sure how the arm was going to be, Cook said.
On Friday, Andrews called Cook to say that if Favre wanted to play, he should.
He cant promise that it wont get worse, but Dr. Andrews basically said it should be OK to get through the season. Basically, he said, Hey, if you want to play, go do it, Cook said.
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