Tavares Gooden Waiting For a Second Opinion

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Tavares Gooden is awaiting a second medical opinion on his dislocated left shoulder from Dr. John Uribe, a Coral Gables, Fla., orthopedic specialist.

According to a league source, Gooden is out at least four to six weeks with the injury.

It's unclear if surgery will be required to repair the damage.

"I got to wait on John Uribe to get all the information back to me and go from there," said Gooden, whose left arm is still in a sling. "By the end of the week, I should know everything."

Gooden was hurt in the second quarter of the Ravens' 15-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, landing awkwardly on his shoulder while covering a punt.

"I fell to the ground," Gooden said. "I hit the ground funny. I was sliding around a little bit. It was real painful."

Gooden said he's not sure what the nature of his injury is yet even though coach John Harbaugh already declared that he dislocated his shoulder.

"I'm not even sure what it is yet," he said. "The films are sent down to Coral Gables for Uribe to look at them. I don't have an accurate time for how long it's going to take. I need to get with my agent and discuss it and see what exactly is going on so I know how to prepare."

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(nationalfootballpost.com)