In news that will have terrified Clemson football fans, quarterback Deshaun Watson left the team’s game against Syracuse late in the first half with a shoulder injury.
Deshaun Watson is going to locker room with team's medical staff. They are looking at his right shoulder.
— Larry Williams (@LarryWilliamsTI) November 5, 2016
Clemson called Watson’s injury a bruised shoulder, and he did not start the second half. The team did, however, say he could play if necessary.
Deshaun Watson (bruised shoulder) available to play in the second half, but will not start.
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) November 5, 2016
The Tigers were ahead 30-0 at halftime, so there was no real incentive to get him back into the game and risk something else happening.
Given how good Watson is, it’ll come as a relief that the injury doesn’t sound serious and he’s being held out only as a precaution. Clemson sits at No. 2 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, and their destiny is in their own hands.
