Alabama receiver Jaylen Waddle left Saturday's game against Tennessee after suffering an injury on the opening kickoff.
Alabama coach Nick Saban told CBS that Waddle is out for the year after suffering a broken ankle.
Nick Saban says Jaylen Waddle is out for the rest of the season.pic.twitter.com/a3Hr13LyBI
— Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 24, 2020
Waddle — a first-team SN Preseason All-American — was tackled by Tennessee's Kenneth George Jr., who rolled Waddle's right ankle on the play. The star receiver seemed frustrated on the field before limping off. He was taken into the locker room on a cart; he also smacked his leg in frustration while being carted off.
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Here is another look at the injury:
Jaylen Waddle went to the locker room after this return on the opening kick-off of Alabama at Tennessee. #BAMAvsTENN pic.twitter.com/rjF6a1TqRI
— 5Dimes (@5DimesSB) October 24, 2020
Waddle was Alabama's leading receiver through four games. He entered Saturday's game with 25 catches for 557 yards and four scores. He had more than 120 receiving yards in each of Alabama's first four games, and he scored a 90-yard touchdown in last week's victory against Georgia.
The CBS telecast showed Waddle being loaded into the back of an ambulance near the end of the first quarter. It is a tremendous blow to the Crimson Tide offense for the remainder of the 2020 season.
