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Hurricanes' Malek Young suffered potentially career-ending injury in UM's Orange Bowl loss, report says

Since their season ended last month, the Hurricanes have had to deal with the losses of multiple members of their defense, some players opting to transfer out of the program, while others have declared for the NFL draft.

It appears Miami’s defense has been dealt another blow, this one with potentially serious implications for one of its top cornerbacks.

Malek Young, who was hurt in Miami’s 34-24 loss to Wisconsin in the Orange Bowl, has reportedly suffered a potentially career-ending injury according to the website CanesInsight.com. The site described Young’s issue as a “neck/vertebrae injury” and added “It appears as though his football career is over.