According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the defensive end underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair his right Achilles tendon. Martin missed the entire 2010 season with an Achilles tear in the other leg. The News Sentinel writes that Martin is expected to be available to participate as early as the opening game of the 2011 regular season. As noted by Lil’ Big Ben earlier this week, however, Derek Dooley is not holding his breath regarding the senior’s availability. "I'm approaching it as if they don’t exist in recruiting, because I haven’t seen them do anything," the head coach said. "That doesn’t mean they won’t or can’t, but I’ve never seen Ben Martin practice one down since he’s been here. To sit there and say we’ve got an all-conference end coming back is a little bit absurd to me." "If they come back, do we need them to come back and be good players? Absolutely we do. We’ll see."
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