The bane that is scooters to college football players reared its accident-prone head again Tuesday, with a member of the Georgia football program becoming the latest to fall victim to the two-wheeled injury machine.
According to Seth Emerson of the Macon Telegraph, defensive end Derrick Lott was involved in an incident yesterday involving his scooter and the side of a building. Fortunately for Lott, it appears he escaped without suffering any type of serious injury -- i.e. one that would cause him to miss games -- as Emerson reports that the lineman suffered a laceration to his lower right leg.“The driver was parking his scooter and he scrapped the side of the building and his leg. Not a real dramatic incident,” said Lt. Eric Dellinger of the UGA police department.
Dellinger added that “there was no indication that there was any impairment or anything of that matter.” There were no charges filed.
That said, Lott remained hospitalized this morning in fair condition. Additionally, Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald reports that, per UGA officials, Lott will be sidelined for a period of four to six weeks, meaning he will likely miss the start of summer camp.
Lott, a four-star member of UGA’s 2009 recruiting class, played in three games as a redshirt freshman last season. He was listed as the No. 2 right defensive end on the Bulldogs’ most recent depth chart.