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Fourth-year Alabama player gets medical redshirt

A fourth-year Alabama player has gained another season of eligibility.

Tight end Miller Forristall has received a medical redshirt after missing most of last season due to a knee injury, AL.com has confirmed.

So instead of being a junior this season, the Georgia native will be a redshirt sophomore and will still have three years of eligibility remaining.

Forristall suffered a torn ACL during the Crimson Tide's Week 3 win over Colorado State and missed the rest of the season.

He had been a top backup at tight end behind Hale Hentges and Irv Smith after catching five passes for 73 yards as a freshman in 2016.