Sharrif Floyd is fighting to save his football career.
The Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle has yet to recover from nerve damage that occurred during September surgery to repair the meniscus in his knee, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, via a source close to Floyd. The nerve that controls the quadriceps still isn't firing six months later.
Although there's optimism that the nerve will eventually cooperate, Rapoport added, no one knows for sure.
USA Today's Tom Pelissero first reported the lingering complications from Floyd's knee surgery.
"Sharrif is rehabbing, has seen some of the best doctors in the country," agent Brian Mackler told Pelissero, "will continue to rehab and hopefully, this will heal sooner than later.