Chad Wheeler walked onto USC’s practice field on Tuesday wearing a jersey empty of shoulder pads and a boot on his foot.
Wheeler, USC’s left tackle, has not practiced since a brief return on Wednesday. He has been hobbled by plantar fasciitis, an injury to the the bottom of his foot.
His return is not imminent. Wheeler recently received an injection of platelet-rich plasma, a therapy that has become trendy among baseball pitchers. USC hopes the treatment will speed Wheeler’s recovery, but it also means he’ll be sidelined for at least another week.
“We’ll see where it is on Tuesday,” Coach Clay Helton said.