A torn ACL has ended Paul Chaney‘s 2009 season, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz announced this afternoon.
Chaney suffered the injury in the win over Michigan Saturday night. An MRI revealed the extent of the damage, although Ferentz, for whatever reason, refused to specify which knee was injured.
“Probably the only downside, we had a significant injury coming out of the game,” Ferentz said in quotes released by the school. “Paul Chaney tweaked his knee Saturday night, and it swelled up a little bit after the ballgame. Long story short, we did an MRI last night. He’s got an ACL that’s going to have to be repaired. We’re going to lose Paul for the season. That’s really unfortunate. He was working hard, having a good year, doing a lot of good things for us. It’s a tough loss.
“Like every injury, we feel badly for him, and I know he’ll get back and come back strong and have a great senior year. It’s very unfortunate.”
Chaney had seven catches for 50 yards, and averaged a little over 20 yards on kick returns.
