Justin Flowe dealing with ‘significant injury;’ Cam McCormick out for season

There is no timetable for linebacker Justin Flowe’s return to the Oregon Ducks, while tight end Cam McCormick is out for the season.

At Monday afternoon’s media availability, coach Mario Cristobal revealed linebacker Justin Flowe is dealing with a “pretty significant” injury that could keep him out for a while – although a definitive timeline was not given.

Flowe, a five-star freshman linebacker, recorded 14 tackles against Fresno State and earned Pac-12 freshman of the week honors. He did not play against Ohio State, and it sounds like his absence will extend well into the 2021 season, if he even returns at all.

Additionally, many fans’ worst fears were confirmed after seeing veteran tight end Cam McCormick remain on the field after hauling in a 16-yard reception against the Buckeyes.

Although he did not go in to the specifics, Cristobal reported that McCormick will be out for the remainder of the 2021 season with a leg injury. It is yet another setback in a career that has been defined by injuries.

McCormick first suffered a broken fibula and torn deltoid ligament against Bowling Green way back in 2018. He rehabbed extensively, but a hardware malfunction caused him to miss the entire 2019 season – and unfortunately a similar situation caused him to rupture his posterior tibial tendon and miss all of 2020 as well.

But finally, after years of waiting, McCormick came into the 2021 campaign healthy and felling “the best I’ve felt in a really long time“.

Before the season, teammates talked about how they might shed a tear seeing him get back on the field. After the 16-yard reception against Ohio State, the happy tears quickly turned sad as he stayed down on the field in obvious pain.

Flowe and McCormick are two big parts of Cristobal’s squad this season, and losing them for any significant amount of time – particularly Flowe – will be a tough challenge to overcome for the No. 4 ranked team in the nation.

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