Florida returned to the practice field Friday for the first time since last Fall for the start of Spring practices, albeit with some noticable exceptions. Entering his fourth season in Gainesville, Gators head coach Billy Napier began Thursday’s pre-Spring press conference by rolling through Florida’s injury list this Spring.
Buried on that list was sophomore quarterback DJ Lagway, who will be limited during Spring practices while the team chooses to be “very smart” with the former Five-Star Plus+ 2024 signee. Napier said Lagway is dealing with shoulder and lower body injuries.
“DJ Lagway will be limited in terms of his participation in spring from a throwing component with the shoulder and then also the lower body,” Napier said Thursday.
“I think our intentions here are to be very smart. I do think he’ll be limited in throwing activities, but he’ll participate in all practices otherwise,” Napier clarified later. “We’ve done a lot of homework here relative to the things he went through as a player. He was an absolute warrior, and a great competitor that showed toughness. We’ve consulted with quite a few experts here from UF Health, from a national perspective. … I think in general, he’ll be able to do quite a bit, but there will be some limitations.”
Lagway did deal with an injury that limited him at times last season, but that was primarily as a runner. He had a hamstring injury that forced him out of one game and to miss another.
