South Carolina LB Sherrod Greene announces plans for 2022 season
By Sydney Hunte
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South Carolina linebacker Sherrod Greene suffered a broken ankle early in the Gamecocks’ game against Georgia on Sept. 18 and was forced into season-ending surgery.
Greene has been with the program for 5 seasons but has seen the last 2 cut short by injuries, with his 2020 season hampered by a hip injury that saw him only play once. On Thursday, though, he announced his intentions to return to the Gamecocks for a 6th season in 2022.
He posted the news on his Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/Sherrod_D1/status/1474162795801423873
Greene’s best season was in 2018 as he recorded 73 tackles, 3.0 tackles for a loss, and 1 interception. In 2019, he totaled 6.5 tackles for a loss. He was expected to be one of the anchors of the linebacker corps once more in 2020 if not for a fractured hip sustained against Tennessee to start the season.
But the Gamecocks will have him in the fold for at least 1 more season as he looks to put an injury-marred last 2 years behind him and finish his career in Columbia on a positive note.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
