Lott out 4-6 weeks after accident

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ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia sophomore defensive end Derrick Lott suffered a deep cut on his lower right leg in a scooter accident Tuesday afternoon at the Butts-Mehre building, according to UGA police.

Lott was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, where a "surgery repair" was performed by Dr. David Sailors, according to UGA. Lott's recovery is expected to take four-to-six weeks, per UGA director of sports medicine Ron Courson.

The one-vehicle accident happened around around 3:35 p.m., when Lott was driving his scooter through an alleyway outside Butts-Mehre when he "scraped a piece of metal and cut his leg," according to Dellinger, causing a gash that required immediate attention from EMT personnel.

"That's all I know of (in terms of injuries)," Dellinger said.

Lott played in three games last season and ended spring as a second-string defensive end behind the starting tandem of DeAngelo Tyson and Abry Jones.

The Bulldogs are expected to start preseason practice during the first few days of August. UGA coach Mark Richt has said the start date would be Aug. 2 or Aug. 3.

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23 months ago

http://georgia.247sports.com/Article/More-details-on-Lotts-accident--31364
DE Derrick Lott sustained a cut in his leg and was hospitalized after a scooter accident Tuesday.
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23 months ago

Has Lott redshirted?
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OCDawg said...
Has Lott redshirted?

Yes, he has.
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Here's the official statement just released by UGA ...
ATHENS-------- University of Georgia redshirt sophomore defensive
end Derrick Lott of Kennesaw suffered a lower right leg injury Tuesday in a
scooter accident in the parking area of the Butts-Mehre Building.
No other vehicles were involved. A surgery repair was performed at
St. Mary¹s Hospital by Dr. David Sailors. UGA Director of Sports Medicine
Ron Courson said full recovery is estimated at 4-6 weeks.
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23 months ago

Dang. Hate that for D-Lott, but doesn't sound like he'll miss the first game.
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He'll probably be the safest scooter driver on the team after this. Sounds horrible to have required all that but I'm just glad there wasn't worse damage.
Lott is one of those players I'm excited about this season. Heard a lot about him on scout team and I definitely think he can help us this year.
Get better big fella!! Gonna need ya!!

This post was edited by Richts Revenge6 on 7/13/2011 at 11:22 AM
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Richt's Revenge said...
He'll probably be the safest scooter driver on the team after this. Sounds horrible to have required all that but I'm just glad there wasn't worse damage.
Lott is one of those players I'm excited about this season. Heard a lot about him on scout team and I definitely think he can help us this year.
Get better big fella!! Gonna need ya!!

I second this ^^
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23 months ago

Quote from former Vols WR Jayson Swain, who does a radio show with me: "This is why Coach Fulmer wouldn't let us have those. We wanted them so bad."
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Wes Rucker said...
Quote from former Vols WR Jayson Swain, who does a radio show with me: "This is why Coach Fulmer wouldn't let us have those. We wanted them so bad."

I will say that is unique to UGA from the teams I have covered. No scooters for players to be found at Alabama or Tennessee, and it's not just athletes. Seems like everyone has one in Athens.
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Gentry Estes said...
I will say that is unique to UGA from the teams I have covered. No scooters for players to be found at Alabama or Tennessee, and it's not just athletes. Seems like everyone has one in Athens.

My "friends" in Gator country tell me that Gainesville is swamped with scooters.
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Gentry Estes said...
I will say that is unique to UGA from the teams I have covered. No scooters for players to be found at Alabama or Tennessee, and it's not just athletes. Seems like everyone has one in Athens.

Yeah, that's cause those guys just get cars!! LOL!
In all seriousness, as long as there isn't any nerve damage he should be fine. Could've been a lot worse than 4-6 weeks; thankfully for that young man it wasn't. He should be ready to go for game 1.
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Gentry Estes said...
I will say that is unique to UGA from the teams I have covered. No scooters for players to be found at Alabama or Tennessee, and it's not just athletes. Seems like everyone has one in Athens.

Being from Iowa originally I follow the Hawkeyes a little still. Look on youtube for Iowa Lineman hit by truck. It is video of a linman hit by a truck and he just gets up and dusts off and goes about his business. University of Iowa is littered with scooters, they are everywhere.
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Gentry Estes said...
I will say that is unique to UGA from the teams I have covered. No scooters for players to be found at Alabama or Tennessee, and it's not just athletes. Seems like everyone has one in Athens.

Only one player on Tennessee's team has one, to my knowledge.
Ironically, it's QB and Georgia native Nash Nance.
(And yes, his teammates do make occasional "nice scooter; you should have gone to Georgia jokes.")
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Wes Rucker said...
Only one player on Tennessee's team has one, to my knowledge.
Ironically, it's QB and Georgia native Nash Nance.
(And yes, his teammates do make occasional "nice scooter; you should have gone to Georgia jokes.")

Not to be a prick, but we don't want him here. Glad he and his daddy are Vols.
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WinnDawg02 said...
Not to be a prick, but we don't want him here. Glad he and his daddy are Vols.

You didn't sound like a prick.
I just thought it was a funny anecdote. You know ... Florida has the jorts, Georgia has the scooters and Tennesseans don't have all their teeth. All in good humor, eh?
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WinnDawg02 said...
Not to be a prick, but we don't want him here. Glad he and his daddy are Vols.

Look at my profile picture. I obviously don't take myself seriously...
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23 months ago

I was just thinking, if only our team were driving around in Escalades, 350zs, or new Camaros, we wouldn't have this issue.
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Nicolae said...
I was just thinking, if only our team were driving around in Escalades, 350zs, or new Camaros, we wouldn't have this issue.

Exactly. Georgia boosters need to step up their game, IMO.
Vols players drive turrible cars, for the most part. They were winning championships when everyone had new Escalades. Just sayin...

This post was edited by Wes Rucker on 7/13/2011 at 5:19 PM
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Anything with "Nance" in it is gonna be a sensitive subject on a Georgia board. Most frustrating recruiting story ever... I understand the humor from it, and it's good to hear that Nash is being made fun of.
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This post was edited by Justin Wells on 7/13/2011 at 8:26 PM
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HobnailedBoots said...
My "friends" in Gator country tell me that Gainesville is swamped with scooters.

That's 100 percent true. It's amazing how often you'll spot football players on scooters on or near campus in Gainesville.
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