Sammy Watkins Injury Update

ACC leading receiver Sammy Watkins left todays game midway through the third quarter and did not return.



X-ray reports came back negative and it appeared to be a shoulder sprain. Watkins had 5 catches for 62 yards and 2 rushes for 32 yards.  Watkins surpassed 1,000 yards on the season early in the first quarter.

Per the AP...

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CLEMSON, S.C. -- Clemson star receiver Sammy Watkins has left Saturday's game against Wake Forest because of an upper-body injury he sustained in the third quarter.

Watkins was slow to get up after a kickoff return and went to the locker room for examination before it was announced he would not return for the ninth-ranked Tigers.

Watkins came into the game leading the Atlantic Coast Conference in passing yards and touchdowns. He had five catches against the Demon Deacons for 62 yards.

Watkins is a freshman from Fort Myers, Fla. He has 68 receptions this season for 1,034 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press

Update from ESPN

By Heather Dinich

Clemson receiver Sammy Watkins sprained the AC joint in his shoulder, and his status is uncertain for next week's game at NC State, according to a school spokesman. I'm told it's not serious, but we'll have to see how Watkins does through the week in preparation for NC State.