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Florida football coach Billy Napier is optimistic about running back Montrell Johnson Jr. returning to the field after he underwent a knee procedure over the weekend.
“Montrell’s doing great, first of all,” Napier said. “It was very minor. Once they got in there, it’s a scope, and he’s week-to-week.”
The 5-foot-11, 216-pound Johnson rushed for a team-high 817 yards on 5.4 yards per carry and 5 TDs in 11 starts for the Florida Gators last season. He’s one of UF’s top offensive players and will be needed when Florida opens the season Aug. 31 at The Swamp against Miami (3:30 p.m., ABC).
Johnson was on the practice field Tuesday, watching UF running back drills, walking around without a brace on his knee. Florida is holding its first intra-squad scrimmage on Saturday.
“He’s made significant progress,” Napier said. “So, it’ll be one week at a time, and we’re going to go at his pace, but we do anticipate it being a very minor issue. When we get him back is to be determined, but I think he’s in a good place relative to maybe other situations that that have been out there in the past.”
Napier also offered updates on three more players from UF’s secondary who were in black jerseys on Tuesday — cornerback Devin Moore, cornerback Ja’Keem Jackson and safety Asa Turner.
“Devin has an abscessed tonsil, OK,” Napier said. “That’s all that’s wrong with him, we’ll get him going, right, that may require a few things here or there, but he’s not physically injured.
“Ja’Keem is day-to-day with a soft tissue lower-body injury, and then Asa Turner’s full speed, you know, he’s got shoulder’s a little banged, but no issue there. He’s 100% participation, he’s just in a black jersey.”
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Publish date : 2024-08-07 18:49:15
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