ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia tailback Richard Samuel, a leading candidate to take over for starter Knowshon Moreno, will miss spring practice after having surgery on his left wrist.
Samuel is expected to recover in time for the 2009 season.
Samuel, who played behind Moreno as a freshman in 2008, had surgery Wednesday by a hand specialist at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, according to a statement released by team spokesman Claude Felton.
Samuel injured the wrist during Georgia’s Capital One Bowl win over Michigan State.
Samuel will wear a cast for three months, followed by a second surgery to remove surgical hardware in his wrist.
Samuel and Caleb King are the top returning candidates at tailback to replace Moreno, who is leaving school early to enter the NFL draft. Samuel, who had 26 carries for 133 yards and a touchdown as a freshman, was the team’s third-leading rusher, behind Moreno and King.
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Comments » 12
gohawks1 writes:
Wonder why they waited so long to perform the initial surgery?
SemperVol writes:
King's licking his chops....
letshave1more writes:
You are going to get blasted for posting that and it makes you look like a moron.....
ctownvol writes:
Who?
TommyJack writes:
Great timing, Doc.
GREEKDAWG writes:
Can't pick nose right-handed
smashmouth98 writes:
I thought King would be the starter b/c of all the noise you hear from dawg fans. It should be another DOWN year for GA!!!!
GREEKDAWG writes:
Is Crompton transfering,excuse me but 5 wins is a low-down year
SemperVol writes:
You want him? We've got quality behind him.
One is as volatile as his hair is red, and the other may enlist in the marines at any moment's notice, but I do believe that we've got quality behind Number 8.
GREEKDAWG writes:
No got my own redhead to deal with in Cox,Semper thought the marine's standard's were higher,,,,,,,,,,just jokin love those guys
SemperVol writes:
Let's hope we can keep 'em mellowed out!
Coleman is a class act, hungry competitor... wouldn't want anything less.
GREEKDAWG writes:
I just hope they throw to red jersies at home and white jersies on the road
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