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Raiders head coach Norv Turner said Sunday he expects Gannon to retire before training camp because of a neck injury. "Rich hasn't come out and publicly made any statements, but from a physical standpoint, it would be very difficult for him to play," Turner said. Gannon, the NFL's 2002 MVP, fractured a vertebra in his neck in the third week last season in a helmet-to-helmet collision with Tampa Bay linebacker Derrick Brooks.
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Turner added that Gannon, who turns 40 in December, will not attend the team's mandatory minicamp next weekend and will be the only player not to participate. Turner expects no announcement before June 1 because of salary cap constraints.
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