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Pitt Defensive End Rashad Weaver Sustains Season-Ending Injury
8/9/2019 9:35:00 AM | Football
PITTSBURGH—Pitt junior defensive end Rashad Weaver will miss the 2019 season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament, head coach Pat Narduzzi announced.
Weaver sustained the injury during Thursday's training camp practice.
Considered one of the top returning defensive linemen in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Weaver (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cooper City) was named preseason All-ACC by no fewer than three different publications. As a sophomore in 2018, he led Pitt in sacks (6.5), tackles for loss (14) and fumble recoveries (three).
"Rashad Weaver embodies what Pitt football is all about," Narduzzi said. "He is an outstanding player, student and leader. Everyone in this program shares his disappointment, but we know he will overcome this adversity and return better than ever."
The Panthers open the season at Heinz Field against Coastal Division foe Virginia on August 31 at 7:30 p.m.
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Weaver sustained the injury during Thursday's training camp practice.
Considered one of the top returning defensive linemen in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Weaver (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cooper City) was named preseason All-ACC by no fewer than three different publications. As a sophomore in 2018, he led Pitt in sacks (6.5), tackles for loss (14) and fumble recoveries (three).
"Rashad Weaver embodies what Pitt football is all about," Narduzzi said. "He is an outstanding player, student and leader. Everyone in this program shares his disappointment, but we know he will overcome this adversity and return better than ever."
The Panthers open the season at Heinz Field against Coastal Division foe Virginia on August 31 at 7:30 p.m.
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