The statement says that he "sought medical attention for a non-football related condition." I don't think that means a condition which would not affect his ability to play football, I think it just means the condition was sustained/developed/occurred outside of football activities. I also think "condition" is a broader term than "injury," and this doesn't rule out some freak accident where he injured his arm.
I don't know what Sam's going through, but I do know that I'm forever grateful for the half decade of joy he's provided us. My only wish is that he recovers completely, whether he plays football for us again or not.
He's been through quite a bit in his young life and deserves all of the prayers we can muster.
Sam will likely play again this year.
I don't think it's likely that this is a freak accident kind of thing. The wording of the press release makes it sound as though this was a medically serious thing that had potential implications for Sam's health outside of football. I don't think they word things in that way if he simply broke his arm lifting weights.
This is wrong and an absolutely asinine statement.
Such a bummer. From a football W/L perspective, WF will still be favored in its first 3. Maybe @ Vandy and Liberty aren't the easy wins which we previously expected.
Naturally, if Sam does come back this year, after the first 3, WF plays:
September 24 - Clemson
October 1 - @ FSU
October 8 - Army
BYE
6 tough games to finish the season.
If Sam doesn't comeback early, he would have two months to rehab before the closing 2nd half of the season. Like Kern from limited action. Hoping a 4-2 is worse case without Sam, and then he returns for a strong finish. Everyone will need to step up.
For Kern or Griffis, the soft run up to Clemson will be helpful to gain confidence and experience. Previously hated the OOC schedule for being too soft. I'm OK with it right now.
In my completely uninformed speculation, I think I am walking this back with the news that a medical procedure to fix the issue was already done last night. Maybe it was some sort of freak injury thing to his arm. Feels like a very weird way for Wake to release that kind of information, but Clawson does like to be secretive about injuries.