A bruised spine, or spinal contusion ... The spinal cord is a group of nerves that run along the center of the back and transport signals to and from the brain and the rest of the body.

LSU coach Brian Kelly provided an update on defensive back Sevyn Banks’s status Monday ... has been diagnosed with a spinal cord bruise and will miss the next five to six weeks.

LSU defensive back Sevyn Banks, who was strapped to a stretcher and carted off the field Saturday during the win at Auburn, sustained a spinal cord bruise, coach Brian Kelly told reporters Monday.