PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Samuel Brown V continues to make progress in his recovery from a season-ending injury last fall. This is certainly an important factor to monitor given the expectations and projections for Brown heading into this season.
Projected to be the Rutgers football starting running back this fall, Brown continues to recover from when he was injured in October. He suffered a foot injury in a win over Indiana where he ran for 101 rushing yards (on 28 carries). He missed the entirety of the spring season as he continued his recovery process.
Saying “I feel good, taking it day-by-day,” Brown gave an update on where things stand in his recovery. His progress is big news for Rutgers football.
“I’m feeling good, just taking things day by day,” Brown said.
Last season as a true freshman, Brown had 343 rushing yards and three touchdowns. He took over the starting running back job during midseason, only to get injured weeks later.
“It was definitely tough but you have to stay strong mentally. And I feel like I’ve been doing a good job of that,” Brown said on Monday.
“I’ve had a lot of support, you know, from the team, the training staff, doctors, and everybody. They’ve been keeping me up. And,I just took the time to improve, watching film, getting my knowledge of the game a lot better.”
Brown is a former four-star recruit who was a standout at LaSalle (Philadelphia, PA) coming out of high school. He was also one of the best basketball players in the Philadelphia Catholic League.
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