Florida Gators
Lady Seminole Classic - Day 1
Injured Gators OL Roderick Johnson out indefinitely
Monday, April 6, 2015 | Football, Women's Tennis, Scott Carter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Gators coach Jim McElwain discussed last week how the lack of depth on the offensive line has hampered the team this spring.
The Gators had seven healthy scholarship offensive linemen entering Friday's scrimmage. They had six by the time it was over.
McElwain said Monday that redshirt sophomore Rod Johnson, who started three games last season, is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury. McElwain said Johnson suffered a "stinger" that left his fingers numb and forced him to leave practice.
"We took a pretty big blow in the O-line with Rod Johnson, kind of went down and got banged up a little bit," McElwain said Monday . "We've got to check on some pre-existing injury-type of stuff there to see where he's going to be at."
McElwain said Johnson will undergo further tests and evaluations to determine the severity of the injury.
"They went in and found out there were some things that he might have had well before from that area,'' he said. "We'll do, obviously, what's in his best interest. In moving forward, we'll make sure we do what's best there."
