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Sharrif Floyd suing Dr. James Andrews over botched 2016 knee surgery

Following the 2016 season opener, Minnesota Vikings’ defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd saw renowned doctor James Andrews for what should have been a routine knee surgery. Unfortunately for Floyd, in the course of the surgery something happened that caused Floyd to suffer permanent nerve and muscle damage in his right leg, and left him unable to resume his NFL career. Now, Floyd is striking back, and in a big way.

Albert Breer of the MMQB at Sports Illustrated is reporting that Floyd will be filing a $180 million lawsuit against Dr.