Britain Covey Had Surgery To Repair Torn ACL, Meniscus
Dec 11, 2018, 12:46 PM
Britain Covey #18 of the Utah Utes catches a pass and gets tackled by Malik Antoine #3 of the Stanford Cardinal during the second quarter of their NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on October 6, 2018 in Palo Alto, California. Utah won the game 40-21. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
(Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah wide receiver Britain Covey announced on Twitter that he had surgery to repair a torn ACL and meniscus.
Covey suffered the injury during Utah’s loss in the Pac-12 Championship against Washington.
Just had surgery to repair a torn ACL and meniscus. I’ll be back before you know it! In the end, minor setbacks turn out to be major miracles! ✊🙏 pic.twitter.com/GNejDaDJjR
— Britain Covey (@brit_covey2) December 11, 2018
The sophomore did a little bit of everything for Utah in 2018. He led the team with 60 catches for 637 yards and one touchdown through the air.
Covey threw three passes and completed all three of them for 71 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran the ball 21 times for 173 yards. Finally, he had seven kick returns for 144 yards and 25 punt returns for 221 yards.
Britain Covey #18 of the Utah Utes throws a touchdown pass in the second quarter agaisnt UCLA Bruins at Rose Bowl on October 26, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
A typical rehabilitation period for and ACL and meniscus injury is six to nine months. If Covey takes the full nine months, he would return in September. But everyone is different.
Covey will obviously miss Utah’s next game which is the Holiday Bowl on December 31 against Northwestern at 5 p.m. on FS1.
