Jeremy Maclin Zone

June 10th, 2008 by Maclin Zone

The Missouri Tigers were just dealt some bad news. Wide receiver Danario Alexander will miss at least the nonconference part of the Tigers’ upcoming football season, having torn a graft on his anterior cruciate ligament, a repair to his left knee that he underwent after last season. It was Alexander’s injury last season that opened the door for Jeremy Maclin to be a starter. You never wish for injury on someone, but if Alexander was never hurt, Maclin may not have had the opportunities he had last season.

But Alexander and Maclin are connected in an other way too. They roomed together last season at Missouri and Maclin has been very kind and helpful with Alexanders recovery. “He’s been through this before and knows what it takes to come back quickly,” Alexander said in April. Maclin tore his ACL in the summer before his true freshman year. He sat out that season and then broke out as a redshirt freshman last year.

With Alexander down for at least the first half of the season, even more defender’s eyes will be on Jeremy Maclin.