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From: Shane Ford <goufgators@bellsouth.net>
Date: April 15, 2015 at 7:01:06 AM CDT
To: GatorNews <gatornews@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: UF's Johnson to retire
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--UF's Johnson to retire
Florida offensive lineman Roderick Johnson's (55) playing career is over because of injury.
Matt Stamey/Staff photographerPublished: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 1:12 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 1:54 p.m.
Starting Florida offensive tackle Rod Johnson's UF career is over, the school announced Tuesday.
Johnson was diagnosed with congenital cervical stenosis, or narrowing of the spinal canal, according to the school. The condition prevents enough fluid to gather around the spinal cord. That fluid protects the spinal cord from injury.
"Heartbreaking news on Rod," UF coach Jim McElwain said Tuesday night. "It was one of those deals that we wanted to make sure that we got as many opinions as possible. Just feel horrible for him and yet at the same time a blessing that it was discovered
"It's one of those tough deals. And yet, he'll still be a huge part of this program, this football team."
Johnson, a 6-foot-6, 296-pound redshirt sophomore and one of UF's most experienced offensive linemen, was injured in a scrimmage on Florida Field on April 3 and ruled out for the remainder of the spring by McElwain, who initially described Johnson's injury as a "stinger" of some sort.
Johnson experienced numbness in his fingers and hands.
"4/3/15 will tat it on me my last play in the swamp saw that white light when I went down and I stood and walk off the field with pride," Johnson wrote on his Twitter account.
McElwain said after Saturday's spring game that the prognosis did not appear good for Johnson, and the expected bad news was revealed Tuesday.
With Johnson out, the Gators were down to six scholarship offensive linemen for the spring game. UF is still waiting to hear if starting center Trip Thurman will be cleared at some point this summer for training camp in August. He's been out with a chronic shoulder injury.
The Gators will likely have to rely on true freshmen for playing time and depth this season. UF signed six offensive linemen, led by five-star prospect Martez Ivey.
Johnson is the fourth UF offensive lineman in the past 18 months to give up football due to health issues. The others are Drew Savary, Octavius Jackson and Nolan Kelleher.
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