Young’s Future Remains Cloudy

San Francisco 49er quarterback Steve Young, still battling to recover from perhaps the worst of several concussions over the last three years, met with his neurologist Wednesday and his football future appears increasingly uncertain.

Young, 38, underwent a day-long battery of tests under the direction of Dr. Gary Steinberg, the chief of neurosurgery at the Stanford Medical School. The outcome of the tests weren’t immediately known but a subdued Coach Steve Mariucci said Young was still dealing with post-concussion symptoms of fatigue and wooziness 2 1/2 weeks after suffering the damaging head blow.

“We’re not there today, but there will come a point where a decision has to be made,” Mariucci said. ‘If it were ever to fall in our laps, we would make a very conservative decision. Steve’s health is more important than anything.”

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A somber Michael Irvin, still haunted by the memory of being temporarily paralyzed after injuring his neck, is considering giving up football.

Although he never used the word “retire,” the Dallas receiver paused and said:

“When you go through something like this, there’s no way you can say that you won’t think, ‘Hey, that’s it. I’m not playing again.’ ”

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Viking receiver Randy Moss confirmed his interest in playing in the NBA. That could come as early as the second half of this NBA season or maybe not for several years, he said.

“No doubt. That’s something I like to do is play basketball. So, instead of going out there playing recreation, why not see if I can try my skills out on another level?” Moss said.

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Richard Dent, who hasn’t played in three years, will officially retire before the Chicago Bears’ game Sunday against Philadelphia. Dent was the most valuable player of Super Bowl XX.