Many football players have the mindset to leave it all on the field, regardless of how they feel. Notre Dame’s DE Khalid Kareem did exactly that, as he found out after the regular season was over, that he played his final 3 games with a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
Although Kareem was injured, that still didn’t stop him from being highly effective on the field, as he registered 14 tackles, a sack, three forced fumbles and recovered one while unaware of his shoulder injury. He did play in the Camping World Bowl win over Iowa State, but wasn’t overly effective, just getting one tackle while pressuring the quarterback twice. About three weeks later he went under the knife and his shoulder was repaired, but the timing caused him to miss the Senior Bowl and ensuing NFL Combine.
Notre Dame DE and team captain Khalid Kareem tore his labrum Nov. 9 vs. Duke and underwent surgery on it Jan. 21. Here’s how Kareem looks almost three months later: pic.twitter.com/wETfZ6Nwrk
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 13, 2020
By the look of this video, Kareem looks healthy once again. He is projected to be selected between rounds 3 and 5 of the NFL Draft that will be held in less than two weeks. This video should help his draft stock as letting NFL teams know he is healthy and ready to play whenever teams will be able to reconvene and be ready to contribute this upcoming season.