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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida receiver Percy Harvin will have heel surgery next week, but coach Urban Meyer expects the speedy playmaker to be fine for fall practice.
“It’s not a career-threatening injury,” Meyer said Friday. “It’s a very minor surgery, probably an eight-week recovery and then he’ll be full speed for offseason. They’re saying in June we should be able to get him cranked up, for sure July.”
School officials said renowned foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson will perform the surgery Monday in North Carolina.
The Gators hope the surgery will relieve years of pain in Harvin’s right heel, which has bothered him off and on since high school.
It was initially treated as tendinitis at Florida, but the pain persisted and eventually caused soreness in his knee and hip.
Despite the nagging injury, Harvin ran for 764 yards and six touchdowns last season and caught 59 passes for 858 yards and four scores.
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Posted by burntorangeVOLffle on April 5, 2008 at 12:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This was news about 4 days ago on espn.com.
Posted by andy112382 on April 5, 2008 at 12:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Yea, I like how Dr Meyer said earlier that there was no way it would intefere with fall drills - ever hear of murphys law there Urban??? Never say never.
Posted by pms151 on April 5, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)
What the hell is this doing on this site?
Posted by KnoxVolian23 on April 5, 2008 at 6:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Giving us information about one of our main rivals.
Posted by nicksjuzunk on April 5, 2008 at 7:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
And Robert Meachem's meniscus surgery was minor so he could get on with having a stellar rookie season too.
Posted by IPOrange on April 5, 2008 at 9:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I think he should hold off until early September to have the surgery.
Posted by pdhuff on April 5, 2008 at 9:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Urbane Meyers down't use RBs except for the occasional QB trot. Prediction, Tebow nicked up and slowed by game 3.
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