41.   Only problem was that with a bulging disk in his back that caused him pain in the leg, the force was not with Johnson.

42.   Sanders had a second cortisone injection in less than two weeks Monday to combat pain reportedly caused by a bulging disk.

43.   Reynolds received the shot to help relieve inflammation in his lower back, caused by two bulging disks near a nerve.

44.   Team officials suggested that Scrafford undergo surgery to repair the problem, which involves a bulging disk that causes pain in a shoulder.

45.   Teams have taken a second look at Illinois linebacker Kevin Hardy to investigate rumors of a bulging disk in his neck.

46.   The bulging disk put him in constant pain, he said, but his condition improved after expensive steroid injections.

47.   The Cowboys hoped he would be ready to play six weeks into the season, but his return was further delayed by a bulging disk.

48.   The costly procedure shows a bulging disk.

49.   The Great One has a bulging disk in his neck that will sideline him for at least two weeks.

50.   The newest problem is tight end Jay Novacek, who has a bulging disk and is not responding to treatment.