In June, Long Island wide receiver K.J. Duff was injured participating in a Rutgers football camp held for high school prospects. Following the injury, Duff was impressed with the outpouring of support from the Scarlet Knights including head coach Greg Schiano.
In fact, Schiano visited Duff in the hospital after the injury.
Duff suffered a broken finger in the recent Rutgers 7-on-7 competition. At the time of the injury, he was on the ground and someone ran over his finger.
The class of 2024 prospect from St. Anthony’s (Melville, N.Y.) says his recruitment has slowed down a little bit after the injury.
But that hasn’t stopped Rutgers football from making an impression on Duff. He went to the hospital following the injury and two assistant coaches popped by shortly thereafter.
“I got to the ER and after I saw the doctor, coach Shaw (wide receivers coach Damiere Shaw) got there first and stopped by for about 20 minutes,” Duff told RutgersWire. “Then after that coach Vallone (assistant coach Scott Vallone) stopped by. Coach Schiano got there right as I was leaving, he walked with me back to my car.”
Duff is almost completely back from his injury. He is hoping to visit Boston College, Maryland and Rutgers in the next few months.
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The effort made by the Rutgers staff seems to have made an impression on Duff.
“As far as what coach Schiano said to me it was something along the lines of: ‘Rutgers is here for you and we want you to know that, we wish you a speedy recovery and that we will continue to stay in touch.’ The rest of the conversation was just some small talk about the 7-on-7 day,” Duff said.
“Having three coaches from the school – one being the head coach – (stop by) really left a positive impact on me.”
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