Florida dealing with another injury to key defensive lineman, per report
By Mark Kern
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Florida is entering this season with the highest expectations the team has had since Billy Napier became the head coach at Florida. While the Gators try to prepare for the year, they have already had to deal with a ton of injuries throughout the offseason and during fall camp.
The most recent player who is now missing time is defensive lineman Caleb Banks, who is expected to miss some time due to a foot injury. That’s according to a report from On3’s Zach Abolverdi.
The redshirt senior’s injury is currently seen as a day-to-day injury, and this isn’t being seen as a long term injury, per the report. Banks missed all of spring camp as he was recovering from foot surgery, but he was able to return late in the summer and begin practicing.
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Last year, Banks had 21 tackles, 7 TFL’s and 4.5 sacks in 12 games. His best game of the year was against Ole Miss, when he was named SEC Co-Defensive lineman of the week.
Banks is the latest key contributor for the Gators to have to miss some time due to an injury. Fellow defensive player LJ McCray is also missing some time this week due to a lower leg injury.
For the Gators, right now it is all about being as healthy as they can be as they prepare for the Week 1 opener against LIU.
