The first major injury that head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] will have to overcome will be with one of his tight ends, [autotag]Mitchell Evans[/autotag]. Although Evans is star [autotag]Michael Mayer’s[/autotag] backup, he was still expected to be a major contributor the coming fall.
The Notre Dame Football PR team announced via their Twitter account that Evans had surgery on July 14th to repair his fifth metatarsal. The injury was suffered during offseason training, will take the majority of the season for Evans to recover from. Catching just two passes this past season for 21-yards, the rising sophomore was expected to take a bigger role.
Irish tight end Mitchell Evans had surgery to repair his fifth metatarsal July 14, after being injured during summer offseason training. Surgery was completed by Dr. Thomas Bemenderfer. Evans is probable to return to play later this season.
— Notre Dame Football PR Team (@NDFootballPR) July 14, 2022
Freeman will now have a choice on how to handle Evans future. Do they opt to hold him out the whole season and take a medical redshirt? Do they play him right when he’s is deemed ready by the medical staff?
Most of that depends on how the season goes and the health of Mayer. Hopefully this is just a bump in the road for Evans.
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