11.   Brosius has been having his hairline fracture examined every week and may have his cast removed next week and begin hitting drills.

12.   But he faced a pit stop when he suffered a hairline wrist fracture hitting a punching bag three weeks ago.

13.   But he was in constant pain, and a magnetic resonance imaging exam would discover that his shoulder had numerous hairline fractures.

14.   But since a hairline fracture in his hock was discovered and surgically corrected, he has been a model racehorse.

15.   But there is no record of a hairline fracture being good for anyone.

16.   Carbonneau is expected to miss at least that long with a hairline fracture of his right wrist suffered Sunday against Detroit.

17.   DAVE SILVESTRI appears headed for the disabled list after suffering a hairline fracture in his left hand.

18.   Douglas, who had missed the six previous games with a hairline fracture of the right ankle, played an excellent game.

19.   Earlier in the season, when Tito Wooten suffered a hairline fracture of the right fibula, Ellsworth started against the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles.

20.   Dooley suffered a hairline fracture in his left leg during his debut for a German team and will be sidelined for five or six weeks.