Brock Bowers appears to aggravate leg injury vs Tennessee, CBS broadcast updates

Early in the third quarter of Saturday’s game between Georgia and Tennessee, Bulldogs star tight end Brock Bowers came up limping after apparently aggravating his leg injury. He started the next sequence on the sideline before returning, but CBS’ Jenny Dell said the medical staff tended to Bowers before he came back in.

Bowers was tackled by a Tennessee defender with 14:44 to play in the game and, although he ran a route on the next play, stood on the sidelines after the Vols went three and out. He ultimately came back in, but Dell reported Bowers called upstairs — presumably to offensive coordinator Mike Bobo — while the trainers took a look at him.

“Other than what you already said about Bowers limping off that field, five trainers around him. He did call up to the booth, I would imagine talking to his OC and quarterback coach in Mike Bobo,” Dell said on the broadcast. “Now, currently, on the sidelines, so I’ll update you on that.”

All eyes on Brock Bowers after he got up limping (he ran a route the following play). pic.twitter.com/XxgR3eHIOf

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Dell also provided updates on two other injured Bulldogs players who were ruled out for the game.

“Right guard Tate Ratledge is out with a right knee injury and wide receiver Rara Thomas is dealing with a right foot injury. He is out for the game, as well,” Dell said.

Ahead of the fourth quarter, though, Kirby Smart said Brock Bowers told him he was fine. He even made sure multiple times and got the same answer.

“He said he’s 100%,” Smart told Dell. “I asked him five times. But he’s doing a great job. I think he’s healthy, he’s competitive, he’s giving us everything he can. He’s just such a great kid.”

Bowers is in his second game back after undergoing tightrope ankle surgery. He suffered the injury in Georgia’s victory over Vanderbilt, and he returned to the field just 26 days later.

During his time away from the field, Bowers said he learned some things about himself that could make him better down the road.

“I guess just learning how to work through things, having a purpose to come back and wanting to come back,” Bowers said. “It kind of made me appreciate the things I had before, because when you get in the grind, you don’t really think about it. When it gets taken away from you that fast, you’re like, ‘Man, this sucks,’ then you’ve got to get back into it. It kind of gives you a whole new perspective on it.”