Florida Loses Starting Cornerback For The Season

Florida starting cornerback Dijon Johnson had knee surgery this week and will miss the rest of the season.

Johnson suffered the injury during last week's loss to Miami. Per ESPN:

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He suffered the injury in Saturday's loss to Miami. Gators coach Billy Napier on Wednesday confirmed the surgery for Johnson, who made his eighth consecutive start in the Miami contest and had four tackles and a pass breakup.

Johnson sustained the injury in the second half while tackling Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney on a third-down play. Johnson, a junior who had 25 tackles and started five games for Florida last season, was a top-100 recruit in the 2023 class.

"It's going to be fixable, nothing long term there, but he will be out for the remainder of the season," Napier said.

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