Harold Brantley out for 2015-16 Season After Car Accident

Missouri Tigers defensive lineman Harold Brantley was released from the hospital on June 30 after being involved in a car accident on June 21. The defensive lineman won't play this season. 

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Pinkel Comments on Brantley's Status

Wednesday, July 15

Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel said Brantley could be 100 percent again, and noted that the defensive lineman was "very lucky to be alive," per David Morrison of the Columbia Daily Tribune. 

Brantley had been in serious condition in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, beginning on June 22.  Brantley suffered a fractured lower left leg, knee ligament damage and multiple rib fractures, according to Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star.

The defensive lineman had surgery on his leg immediately following the accident and is slated to have a future knee surgery per Kerkhoff.

Tod Palmer of the Kansas City Star originally reported the news on June 21, indicating Mizzou women's basketball player Maddie Stock was a passenger in Brantley's car, which overturned on southbound U.S. 63 at 1:55 p.m. Stock suffered minor injuries and is in good condition. Stock and Brantley, both 21, were not wearing seat belts, according to Palmer, who cited the highway patrol crash report.

Ashley Zavala of KRCG 13 posted a few images from the scene of the accident:

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Pictures from the crash site of the car Mizzou DL Harold Brantley was driving this afternoon: pic.twitter.com/z8W3ju8ayM

— Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) June 21, 2015"

Per Palmer, head coach Gary Pinkel has compared Brantley to current New York Jets star and former Tigers standout Sheldon Richardson, which provides an idea of the type of talent he is on the gridiron.

A rising junior, Brantley played in 14 games and made 10 starts this past season, racking up 54 total tackles, including seven tackles for loss and five sacks.