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TAMPA, Fla. — A University of Florida football player is recovering after being shot in the shoulder while at a Tampa area-park.
Florida coach Urban Meyer says Gator defensive lineman Matt Patchan is expected to fully recover.
Patchan was shot Friday night. Details of the shooting are not yet known.
The 6-foot-7, 265-pound Patchan enrolled early at Florida in January after graduating from high school.
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