NFL: Reports: EC grad McDonald injures foot
Published 7:58 pm Monday, July 30, 2018
East Chambers graduate and Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Vance McDonald was carted off the practice field Sunday with a foot injury, according to multiple reports.
The Steelers on Twitter reported that McDonald, along with wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, outside linebacker T.J. Watt and safety Sean Davis left practice Sunday with injuries, but details on the severity of each injury are unknown. Watt’s brother J.J. is a defensive lineman for the Houston Texans.
McDonald, who was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2013, was expected to produce for the Steelers this season after catching 10 passes for 112 yards in an AFC divisional round loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He sustained an ankle injury last December and finished the season with 14 catches for 188 yards in 10 games.
McDonald has never played an entire 16-game regular season.
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I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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