After spending the offseason recovering from a torn ACL in his knee, Colorado tight end Jared Poplawski faces another long recovery process.
CU head coach announced Tuesday that Poplawski suffered a torn labrum in his shoulder last week in practice and will miss this season. Poplawski had surgery on Tuesday.
“His knee is fine, but he tore his shoulder,” MacIntyre said. “It’s a shame.”
Poplawski was injured on the final play of a practice last week, during a field goal, MacIntyre said. Poplawski suffered a torn ACL in pregame of the Buffs’ game against USC last year, but played in the game.
A true sophomore from Scottsdale, Ariz., Poplawski was one of only three scholarship tight ends on the roster before walk-on Brady Russell was awarded a scholarship on Friday.
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