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Colts safety and former Ohio State star Malik Hooker suffers season-ending injury
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Malik Hooker’s rookie season in the NFL has come to an end.
During Sunday’s game between the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars, Hooker suffered an injury that ended his afternoon. Later in the day, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported that the rookie standout suffered a torn ACL and MCL and would miss the remainder of the 2017 season.
#Colts S Malik Hooker suffered a torn ACL and MCL today, sources say. The impressive rookie season for the first rounder is over.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 23, 2017
The reports were confirmed by Hooker himself, who took to Twitter later Sunday night after the news.
https://twitter.com/MalikHooker24/status/922294507936284677
Hooker has dealt with several injuries throughout his first season in the NFL. He’s had surgeries for his shoulder and a sports hernia since April and missed some time in training camp to try to get to full strength.
He was selected in the first-round of the NFL Draft and was taken as the No. 15 overall pick by the Colts. He had been playing exceptionally well in Indianapolis, accounting for 19 tackles and three interceptions in the first six games of his career.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB