Jamarye Joiner led the Arizona Wildcats in receiving yards and touchdowns as a redshirt freshman, his first year playing wide receiver after converting from quarterback.
An impressive season, sure, but just imagine the kind of damage he could have done if he were healthy.
Joiner revealed Monday that the broken foot he had surgically repaired in May actually hindered him during much of the 2019 season.
“Football players know that, when you break in cleats, you get that feeling in your foot that your feet are hurting,” he said. “And I pretty much had that feeling all season, so I didn’t think anything of it because we always have new cleats and we’re breaking in cleats during the week.