Getty ImagesTania Ganguli of the Florida Times-Union reports that Jaguars defensive tackle Terrance Knighton required eye surgery after an “incident” that occurred early Sunday morning. Per Ganguli, Knighton sustained the injury at a Jacksonville nightclub.
Further details are unavailable.
Knighton, who’s entering the last year of his rookie contract, has spent the offseason slimming down in an effort to earn a big-money extension. Jaguars G.M. Gene Smith has assured Knighton that he’ll be “set for life” if he gets his conditioning under control and plays to the level the club expects.
The eye injury is an obstacle Knighton will now have to overcome in his pursuit of a long-term deal.
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very underrated Defensive Tackle. Get well soon man hope it isn’t too bad. Go Jags
champagne cork to the eye maybe?
I remember him manhandling my Bengal o-linemen last season. I hope it’s not serious. Eye issues are frightening things…and could last a lifetime.
How can anybody ever hit the thumbs down on a post saying get well?
see potroast, thats what you get when you bad mouth lil Timmy Teebow on twitter.
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“Early Sunday”, “Nightclub”, “Incident”, “Slimming Down”…… Perhaps the real purpose of the Wonderlic is to determine the mathematical probability of words such as the above ones appearing on your resume at any point in your professional career prior to signing rookie OR subsequent contract(s)!
Set for life. LMFAO
I’d bet money the surgery is for an orbital blowout fracture.
Rumor has it he took a bottle to the face while stepping in to break up an altercation. Pot Roast is one of the most laid back and respectable guys on the team. He is usually a homebody too. The details will come out tomorrow. He already had surgery and was released. Hope he will be alright.
I swear, is all these guys ever do is hang out in nightclubs? I don’t know how many times I have heard about incidents occurring at 3 friggin’ AM at or outside some nightclub. Can’t they get laid some other way?
Knighton is not some Pacman Jones “makin’ it rain” playa. I’m betting it’s wrong place, wrong time.
nothing good happens at nightclubs
Set for life… just like Warren Sapp.