According to published reports, Minnesota Vikings center Matt Birk will be placed on injured reserve. He will miss the entire 2005 season. Birk acknowledged last week, after deciding to undergo surgery to repair a partially torn labrum in his left hip, that he would probably miss the entire season. The rehabilitation period for this surgery is...

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