Thursday, September 3, 2009

Decision on surgery for Gators' Debose delayed

A decision was expected this week on how to treat a hamstring injury suffered by freshman wide receiver Andre Debose.
However, that decision has been delayed, the Gainesville Sun is reporting.
"There's one or two other things that we're going to look into, make some phone calls," head coach Urban Meyer said. "I looked at the family (and asked), 'Are you OK with that?' They said, 'Yeah, that's great.'
"He didn't practice today. We're going to shut him down for a while regardless."

UF medical personnel will research the injury further, present their findings to the family, then go from there.
It's believed Debose suffered the injury running in the state high school track meet earlier this year. It was initially thought to be just a run-of-the-mill hamstring strain, but now the program is of the belief that there is at least a slight tear.
Regardless of what's found, Debose is expected to miss a significant number of games in 2009, if not the entire season.

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