EVE EDELHEIT | Times (2014)
The college football career of OL Roderick Johnson has been cut short by injury.
The Gators announced today that Johnson will no longer be able to play after being diagnosed by the University of Florida medical staff with congenital cervical stenosis - a narrowing of the spinal canal that surrounds the spinal cord. The condition prevents the proper amount of fluid from gathering around the spinal cord to properly protect it from injury.
Johnson, a redshirt sophomore who started three games last season, suffered what was at the time believed to be a "stinger" during a spring scrimmage during practice on April 3.