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Knee injury was another adversity Massey has overcome

Florida wide receiver Dre Massey did not so much as even flinch when doctors delivered the devastating diagnosis early last September that he had a torn ACL and would miss the entire 2016 season.

“When they told me, my mom was there,” he said. “ We were down about it. But we just looked at each other and kind of smiled. Like another storm. We have to fight one more thing. And I’ll be back.”

This has kind of been the story of Massey’s young life.

Get knocked down. Get right back up.

He’s overcome growing up in some tough neighborhoods in and around Laurens, S.