Florida football coach Billy Napier provides opening statement after first spring practice scrimmage
Napier and the Gators have three more practices before the Orange and Blue game on Saturday, April 12.
He’s not throwing in spring practice, and there’s no timetable for his return.
And that’s about the only certainty this offseason for injured Florida quarterback DJ Lagway.
This much we do know: if Florida signs a quarterback when the spring portal opens next week, there’s more to unfold from this developing story.
Florida coach Billy Napier says Lagway has a shoulder injury, and a “lower body” injury. Two people close to the situation, speaking to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, said Lagway’s shoulder injury could eventually need surgery, and his “lower body” injury is a core injury.
That leaves Lagway, one of the game’s rising stars, with two significant injuries heading into a critical offseason for the Gators. Lagway also had a hamstring injury in 2024 that sidelined him in the second half against Georgia and all of the following week’s game at Texas.
“He’s doing great,” Napier said last week when asked about Lagway during a spring practice media opportunity. “He has been modified in terms of his ability to throw the ball.”
Which is to say, he hasn’t thrown all spring.
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The two people close to the situation said the shoulder injury, more than likely, will need surgery at some point. The hope is offseason rest – as many as six months of non-throwing – will strengthen the shoulder, or at least allow Lagway to play the 2025 season.
He could then have surgery after the season, and be ready for the start…
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