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What surprised me most was the absences in the list, most notably Eli Manning. Given that both his brothers, Cooper and Peyton, developed serious spinal conditions at different stages of their careers, and that Eli is now 36 heading towards 37 before the coming season playoffs, I would have expected the Giants' QB to be close to the top of that list. On the other hand he really isn't playing anywhere close to his peak (the 2 SB runs), so any further regression might be harder to detect.
Cooper was BORN with spinal stenosis, and when it was diagnosed, he retired. Peyton had no such genetic issue and neither does Eli. Pretty much anyone can mess up their neck playing football, as Peyton did, and I would not think Eli is any more susceptible. He is on the decline, clearly, though.