The linebacker/safety for the Cardinals had to wear a neck brace after suffering an undisclosed injury vs. Tigers.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville foootball linebacker/safety Benjamin Perry is making good progress following his scary injury suffered against Clemson on Saturday night.that all tests on Perry "came back normal," and that he was able to fly back to Louisville with the rest of the team. He will "continue to be evaluated by the UofL sports medicine staff this week."
Perry suffered an unspecified injury late in the first quarter of Louisville's 33-21 win at Clemson. He dove to make a tackle, got up, then immediately went back down to the ground. He spent several minutes laying on the ground at Memorial Stadium, with head coaches Jeff Brohm and Dabo Swinney both standing by the trainers while they worked on him. Perry was eventually helped off the field while wearing a neck brace, then taken off in an ambulance to a local hospital.
Fortunately, ESPN sideline reporter Kris Budden stated during the broadcast that Perry was "alert and talking" as he left the stadium. PerryBrohm said after the game that Perry had "some numbness in his legs" when he suffered the injury, but did not know the latest. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound linebacker/safety has played in all nine games for Louisville this season, logging 19 tackles, two for loss, a sack and a forced fumble.McGavic is a 2016 Sport Administration graduate of the University of Louisville, and a native of the Derby City. He has been covering the Cardinals in various capacities since 2017, with a brief stop in Atlanta, Ga. on the Georgia Tech beat.
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