Injury has happened to Dorian Munroe again.
The redshirt senior safety will miss 5 to 6 weeks because of a damaged meniscus in his right knee, the same knee that caused him to miss the 2008 season. Munroe was injured in practice during the weekend and had arthroscopic surgery Monday.
``That hurts us, it hurts him, and we love him,'' coach Urban Meyer said. ``We were hoping we wouldn't have to do it, but they told us over the weekend that he has to, so we had it done [Monday].''
The injury comes at a terrible time for Munroe, who was slotted for regular playing time in the Gators rotation. While Munroe is sidelined, freshmen Dee Finley and Josh Evans will fill his role.
Munroe was expected to be a starter last season before tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the summer, paving the way for Ahmad Black to take the field and ring up 7 interceptions, tying for the nation's most.
To make his way back onto the field, Munroe must recover fully and beat out his replacements, and the time off will make closing the gap on Black, Major Wright and Will Hill a more difficult task. The SEC Rocks!
The redshirt senior safety will miss 5 to 6 weeks because of a damaged meniscus in his right knee, the same knee that caused him to miss the 2008 season. Munroe was injured in practice during the weekend and had arthroscopic surgery Monday.
``That hurts us, it hurts him, and we love him,'' coach Urban Meyer said. ``We were hoping we wouldn't have to do it, but they told us over the weekend that he has to, so we had it done [Monday].''
The injury comes at a terrible time for Munroe, who was slotted for regular playing time in the Gators rotation. While Munroe is sidelined, freshmen Dee Finley and Josh Evans will fill his role.
Munroe was expected to be a starter last season before tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the summer, paving the way for Ahmad Black to take the field and ring up 7 interceptions, tying for the nation's most.
To make his way back onto the field, Munroe must recover fully and beat out his replacements, and the time off will make closing the gap on Black, Major Wright and Will Hill a more difficult task. The SEC Rocks!
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