Safety Grant Delpit to have shoulder surgery

April 22, 2018 James Moran Football 1

Safety Grant Delpit will undergo surgery to repair a shoulder injury sustained in LSU’s Spring Game, the sophomore announced on Twitter Sunday afternoon.

Delpit leaped to break up a deep pass Saturday and left the game after landing hard on the Tiger Stadium turf. Trainers attended to him for a while before he got up and headed straight for the locker room while holding his shoulder.

LSU coach Ed Orgeron confirmed it was a shoulder injury after the game but didn’t have any additional details. Delpit has been diagnosed with a broken left collarbone, according to a source.

Generally speaking, players can return to action within two-to-three months after surgery to repair a broken collarbone. That timeline would allow LSU to get its starting safety back in time for fall camp.

I appreciate all of the support & well wishes! Surgery tomorrow, I’ll be back soon ready to work!

— GrantDelpit (@showtime9_) April 22, 2018

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James Moran was Editor of Tiger Rag from August 2018 to October 2019. He previously served as the associate editor since 2014. He is a graduate of the LSU Manship School of Journalism.