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Locker will have surgery in the near future to repair his non-throwing shoulder, sources familiar with the situation told the Tennessean.
Reported by the Nashville Tennessean
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Locker missed five games after dislocating his left shoulder twice in the first four games. He initially suffered the injury while making a tackle in the season opener against the Patriots, but he played the following week wearing a harness. When Locker injured the shoulder the second time, at Houston on Sept. 30, he also fractured a bone at the front of the shoulder. The surgery is expected to sideline the second-year pro for several months, but Tennessean staffer Jim Wyatt believes there’s a chance Locker could participate in mini-camps in May. The team’s offseason program begins in April. ... Locker went 4-7 in his first year as an NFL starter.
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