Bralon Addison Injury: Updates on Oregon WR's ACL Tear and Recovery

Oregon wide receiver Bralon Addison could miss the entire 2014 college football season after tearing his ACL.

Aaron Fentress of CSNNW.com reported that the wideout injured his knee during a non-contact drill on Wednesday. A torn ACL can require up to nine months of recovery, and should that happen, Addison would be out for almost all of the Ducks' 2014 campaign.    

He tweeted out his disappointment on Thursday:

The impact of the injury wasn't lost on USA Today's Paul Myerberg:

Addison was second on the team in receptions (61), receiving yards (890) and receiving touchdowns (seven) in 2013. With Josh Huff having graduated and De'Anthony Thomas off to the NFL, Addison was set for a major breakout this year.

The silver lining—if you can call it that, given the severity of the injury—is that it occurred during the spring. The team has enough time to figure out how Addison can be replaced and should be able to use a medical redshirt to save him a year of eligibility.

Addison, meanwhile, has time to fully focus on his recovery in order to be prepared for the 2015 season.

While this is a blow for second-year head coach Mark Helfrich, the Ducks are never bereft of weapons in the offense. One door has seemingly closed on Addison for 2014 and opened for somebody else to fill the void.