Ezekiel Elliott Injury: Updates on Ohio State Star's Wrist Surgery and Recovery

Ezekiel Elliott, the star of this year's College Football Playoff for Ohio State, had successful surgery on his wrist on Friday, Feb. 20.

Continue for updates.

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Elliott Undergoes Successful Surgery

Friday, Feb. 20

Elliott's father Stacy took to Twitter to provide everyone an update on his son:

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Elliott Needs Wrist Surgery

Tuesday, Feb. 17

Elliott tweeted about the surgery:

An unnamed source revealed the following to Dave Biddle of 247Sports:

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He went in for his four-week check-up and one part of the bone is healed, but one part isn't, so he's going to have surgery this Thursday morning. The doctors checked it out four weeks ago and were shocked that it had healed as much as it had. So, at that time, they decided to not have surgery. Ezekiel had what they call bone stimulation two times per day over the last four weeks and they thought that might completely heal it. But only part of it healed and they decided they need to do the surgery.

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Elliott was excellent for Ohio State this season, rushing for 1,878 yards and 18 touchdowns while also catching 28 passes for 220 yards. He saved his best for the biggest moments, however, rushing for 220 yards and two touchdowns against Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game, 230 yards and two touchdowns against Alabama in the College Football Playoff semifinals and 246 yards and four touchdowns against Oregon in the national championship.

Elliott, to his credit, isn't satisfied just yet, as he posted on Instagram on Monday:

He'll probably need to bottle up that motivation for some time if he indeed has another surgery, however, as it seems unlikely he'll be able to participate in any contact drills for quite some time, even as spring practices approach. The Buckeyes aren't about to risk the long-term condition of one of their most important players for next season. 

And one of the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy next year, too. Elliott took the college football world by storm at the end of last season. Once his wrist is completely healed, it's likely he'll pick up where he left off in that regard.