Former Georgia WR Isaiah McKenzie injured in Bills practice
By SDS Staff
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Former Georgia wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie was injured Tuesday in Buffalo Bills practice.
The McKenzie injury news comes from NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. McKenzie is having an MRI to determine the severity of his shoulder injury.
#Bills WR Isaiah McKenzie suffered a shoulder injury in practice today, source said. He’s having an MRI to determine the severity of the ailment. He had emerged as a key weapon last season.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 24, 2021
The news of McKenzie’s injury comes just a day after he was praised by Bills coach Sean McDermott for his performance in a preseason game. McKenzie muffed a punt but was able to shake it off, posting 72 receiving yards and a touchdown in the game.
“It just gives me chills — when a player can go through a moment that he went through right there, and then reset mentally and stay on the field, and have the ability to contribute like he did, [and what] he did during that series — that says a lot. That’s hard to do,” McDermott said, per Matt Parrino of Syracuse.com. “That’s something we talk about, and I think that was a great example of him doing that in a key moment in the game.”
Last season, McKenzie’s 4th in the NFL, the former Bulldog set career highs in catches (30), receiving yards (282), touchdowns (5) and games played (16).
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