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LSU defensive tackle says he’s doing well after horrific injury

LSU freshman defensive tackle Trey Lealaimatafao “cut his arm to the bone” when he punched a glass window outside the team’s weight room on Monday, but thankfully won’t require amputation.

On Tuesday morning. Lealaimatafao sent out a tweet with some more good news:

Hi everyone, I’m doing well pic.twitter.com/xKdECracQY

— Trey Lealaimatafao™ (@TLay_56) July 22, 2014


According to The New Orleans Times-Picayune, the 17-year-old Lealaimatafao punched the window after becoming upset with his girlfriend.

The 6-foot, 300-pound native of San Antonio was rated by Rivals as a three-star member of LSU’s 2014 recruiting class, the 26th-best defensive tackle and 43rd-best player in Texas.