De'Mornay Pierson-El Injury: Updates on Nebraska WR's Knee and Recovery

Nebraska wide receiver De'Mornay Pierson-El will miss the remainder of the 2015 season after suffering a torn knee ligament and a fracture to his left leg in Saturday's 55-45 loss to Purdue, per Steven M. Sipple of the Lincoln Journal Star.

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Pierson-El Out for Season After Gruesome Injury

Monday, Nov. 2

Pierson-El, a sophomore, was injured in the midst of celebrating with his teammates after a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryker Fyfe to receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. As he was jumping around, he landed awkwardly on his left leg, which buckled sideways. He could not leave the field under his own power and did not return to the game.

"With all the stuff he's been through this season, it was just heartbreaking to me," Morgan said, per Sipple. "He's been working so hard to get back and for something like that to happen, it can bring you down."

The Alexandria, Virginia, product finishes 2015 with 12 receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown. He missed the season's first three games with a foot injury and was only recently working his way back to 100 percent. The Cornhuskers, who are 3-6 following their fourth conference loss by 10 or fewer points, will have enough wide receiver depth to withstand Pierson-El's injury but will miss his underneath dynamism.

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