LOOK: Jalen Hurts shares photo from hospital bed following surgery
By Keith Farner
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Jalen Hurts suffered a high ankle sprain during a touchdown run late in the win over Tennessee on Saturday, and had surgery on Sunday to accelerate the healing process.
The Alabama backup quarterback has since shared a photo on Instagram of him in a hospital room recovering from the surgery.
“God continues to test me, but I won’t fold,” he wrote. “Head up and chest out at all times.”
Jalen Hurts had just two rushes for 24 yards against Tennessee, but one of the runs resulted in a touchdown when he sprained his ankle on the play.
Coach Nick Saban said at his Monday press conference that Hurts had a “minor procedure” and following the surgery, that Hurts would miss one week for recovery, but should be fine going forward. The 21-yard run came with 1:03 left in the 58-21 win over Tennessee.
“Nobody really knew about it,” Saban said. “It was a bit of a high ankle sprain, and they did a minor procedure to try to help the healing. I think he’ll be out one week.”
Alabama is off this week before its primetime showdown at LSU on Nov. 3.
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A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
