http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2221115Culpepper to have surgery on right knee next weekAssociated PressEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper will have surgery on his injured right knee next week in Alabama.The operation will be performed in Birmingham by renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews, but the exact date has not yet been set, Vikings athletic trainer Chuck Barta said Friday.The anterior cruciate, medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in Culpepper's knee were all torn when he was hit low during a run in the Oct. 30 game at Carolina. Surgery has been delayed to wait for the swelling to subside.The length of Culpepper's rehabilitation won't be fully known until the operation is performed, but the team has said it anticipates the three-time Pro Bowl pick to heal in time for the start of the 2006 season.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (His Greatness @ Nov 12 2005, 05:32 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>So glad, there were some rumors he will be out for the first games of the next season</div> <span style="colorurple">Still might be. We don't know yet until he actually starts his rehab.</span>
