Michigan OL Grant Newsome Says He Was Minutes Away from Having Leg Amputated

Michigan Wolverines offensive lineman Grant Newsome said Tuesday he nearly had to have his right leg amputated after suffering a serious knee injury last season.

Newsome told reporters how close the amputation was to happening: "It was pretty close. Not going into too much detail, but minutes."

Newsome is expected to miss the entire 2017 campaign.

As seen in the following video courtesy of the Detroit News' Angelique Chengelis, Newsome provided additional information regarding the injury, which required six surgeries:

Newsome went down during an Oct. 1 win over the Wisconsin Badgers and didn't play for the remainder of the season.

He started the first five games of 2016 at left tackle as a sophomore after starting one game during his freshman campaign.

According to Steven Petrella of Land of 10, Newsome may be able to return in 2018.

Seniors Mason Cole and Juwann Bushell-Beatty are the top options to start in Newsome's place in 2017 following the graduation of Ben Braden.

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