That tight end Brock Bowers will miss spring practice is not all that surprising. The star tight end had a nagging shoulder injury at the end of the 2021 season that limited him parts of the win against Michigan. It didn’t prevent him from finding the end zone in wins over the Wolverines and Alabama, but it was something Georgia head coach Kirby Smart spoke on before the 2022 National Championship Game.
“That same shoulder has bothered him all year, to be honest. It’s not like it’s something new that just came up. It bothers him from time to time at practice,” Smart said. “It happens to a lot of our players, to be honest with you. I had it when I played. It’s something you have to just deal with and in the offseason we’ll get a look at it, see if it needs to be repaired surgically or whether or not it’s something that he can rehab and continue to strengthen the muscles around it.”
Bowers had surgery to repair a torn labrum. To Smart’s point, it has been a common injury for Georgia, as Bear Alexander, CJ Madden, MJ Sherman, Kelee Ringo and Nakobe Dean all have had the same surgery in the past two seasons. Dean missed spring practice last season and it did little to slow him from being the best linebacker in college football.
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