For the second time in less than a year, Jake Butt has undergone a surgical procedure. This one, though, is decidedly less significant than the first.
A team spokesperson confirmed to mlive.com that the tight end underwent microscopic surgery on his knee earlier this month. It’s the same knee in which Butt suffered a torn ACL last February.
The procedure, which was deemed minor, is not expected to keep Butt out (get it?) of spring practice a month or two down the road.
The ACL injury cost him the first two games of the 2014 season, while a suspension cost him another. In the nine games in which he did play, Butt caught nine passes for 211 yards, totals that were both third on the team. His two touchdown receptions were tied for second.
As a true freshman in 2013, Butt finished third on the team in receptions (20), yards (235) and touchdowns (two). Butt, a four-star member of UM’s 2013 recruiting class rated as the No. 5 tight end in the country, is expected to play a significant role in new head coach Jim Harbaugh‘s offense, which, at least at Stanford, had a tendency to feature the tight end position.
