Hendon Hooker status? ***UPDATE - Torn ACL***

[A2K]

Hate to see this for such a solid dude!

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

out for Vandy but will play in Bowl game.

With an ACL tear? Doubt that very, very much.

 

[stevenrich2003]

Terribly sorry to hear this. Dang, I just did not see this one coming. Hendo as cemented himself as an all time favorite players for me. I wish you nothing but the best. I hope you have a 20 year career in the league. God speed Hooker!

 

[Volholic]

Feel so bad for him. Last night really was the worst.

 

[Volanooga2521]

Another reason we should never put in turf again

It wasn’t on artificial turf. It was on shi$&@ natural grass at South Carolina. You could see how torn up the grass was.

 

[Sarms58]

9 months to a year, depending on several factors. And some players are just never the same after them.

Yea, my favorite soccer player tore hers and was never the same (even after 5 surgeries) ...

 

[BallinVol]

out for Vandy but will play in Bowl game.

You obviously don't know football or forgot blue font

 

[sami]

Damn shame for the kid. He'll be remembered as the guy who kickstarted UT's return to relevance and a VFL. The best of luck, but with Hendon's work ethic and faith, it won't be luck that ensures he'll have a great future.

 

[VolMarine1371]

Hooker will always be a VFL along with one of the best players to ever put on a UT uniform.

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

I suspected it from how he went down.
I hate this for him. Hopefully he can rehab and get a NFL job. If he gets back to 100% he would be a natural backup for Trevor Lawrence at the Jaguars.

 

[rocytop2624]

Hate to see this for such a solid dude!
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[Vol737]

Terrible news. Had that gut feeling I knew what he had done watching that play. It’s been a pleasure watching this young man play and see the life he has helped breathe back into this team. Prayers for a successful surgery and fast healing.

 

[JMSqb11]

The funny thing about your reference to Taj Boyd is that Boyd was coming to Tennessee until Lane Kiffin, in his infinite wisdom, said Boyd didn’t “fit our system”. And the rest is history…

He didn’t. Bray was the much more pro style QB that Kiffin wanted for his system. Tahj flourished in a spread that Clemson ran

 

[JCHateSteve]

Man, that really blows.

 

[VolMarine1371]

Where did this come from?

It’s official.

 

[A2K]

Where did this come from?

FB....Tennessee football

 

[ProudVOLfan]

Wish him the best!

 

[oz615]

 

[ptcarter]

Trying to look on the bright side here (and there isn't much). I'm happy it wasn't a cheap shot and he wasn't hit by an opposing player. Just a weird strain from making a cut and the cleat snagged awkwardly. I think of Shy Tuttle and how he got hit. Hendon, it's been a good run. Those TD passes against Bama will never be forgotten!!!

 

[BondJamesBond]

Best of luck to Hooker and thanks to Hooker for what he has done!!

Just a weird injury and how he went down....Were we running a option there?

Whatever we ran, it was a bad call to be running through a cow pasture. That field was awful.

 

[SonOfGodVolforlife]

Damn, so it’s 100%?

 

[landscapingvol]

When you have a line that forgot how to block the last few games, it was bound to happen eventually. He played hard and I hate it for him

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

I still can’t get over how far we came with him. I didn’t expect him to get much PT through last year or this year, but everything aligned and he has become a VFL legend.

 

[BallinVol]

Damn, so it’s 100%?

Yes

 

[BAMA-DAWG]

Hate it for him. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and $uccessful NFL career. Hes one of the good guys.