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OU's Bradford to discuss injury Wednesday

OU quarterback Sam Bradford re-injured his shoulder Saturday against Texas. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World

By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer
Published: 10/20/2009 1:40 PM
Last Modified: 10/20/2009 5:26 PM

NORMAN — Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford will meet with the media on Wednesday to discuss his shoulder injury and presumably his NFL future, OU coach Bob Stoops said at his weekly press luncheon.

OU players typically are not made available for interviews after a Tuesday practice. Bradford, who re-injured his right shoulder last week against Texas, has been ruled out of this week's game at Kansas. The 25th-ranked Sooners kick off at 2:30 p.m. against the Jayhawks in Lawrence.

"The MRI showed no different damage than what was already there," Stoops said. "So his path will be determined here in the next couple of days."

Stoops said Bradford would "answer a couple of questions and address that for a few minutes after practice tomorrow," and talk about "what the plan will be" regarding his availability for the rest of the season, whether or not he'll have surgery, and, if he does take the rest of the season off, his concerns about returning in time for next April's NFL Draft, where he's projected as the potential No. 1 overall pick.

"He understands the process," Stoops said. "It's not like Sam doesn't have guidance or doesn't understand the whole thing. In the end, he'll have an idea and a plan, along with his family, on what he feels is the right track to take. He'll be able to answer that when he has an idea of what he wants to do."

Asked if he would be surprised if Bradford announced he intended to move forward with his NFL future, Stoops declined comment.

"I'm not gonna speculate on that," Stoops said. "I think in the end, he can address those issues."

Other highlights from Stoops' press conference:

— Stoops said running back DeMarco Murray was "limping around" with a sore ankle suffered in the Texas game and didn't know how effective he'd be against Kansas.

— Because of Dominique Franks' costly fumble on punt returns against Texas, Stoops said Franks might be replaced by Ryan Broyles if Broyles' sore shoulder blade injury allowed him to take on that duty.

— In Brody Eldridge's first career start at guard, he "didn't have one missed assignment the whole day" against Texas, Stoops said. Eldridge may start there again versus the 24th-ranked Jayhawks, or he may move back to tight end. By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer

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Reader comments for this story have been moved to the most updated version of the story, now under the headline "Bradford dealing with pain, future," which was published on 10/21/2009. So far, 34 comments have been made.

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