A knee injury and subsequent surgery a month ago was expected to keep Luther Maddy out for 2-4 weeks. Unfortunately for both the defensive tackle and Virginia Tech, that prognosis was wildly optimistic.
In a tweet posted to his Twitter account Monday night, Maddy revealed that he will need to undergo go yet another surgery on his injured knee. Because of that, Maddy will miss the remainder of the 2014 season.
One of the lone bright spots in the situation is that, while Maddy is a senior, he has yet to use his redshirt. “I’ll redshirt this season and play another year at [T]ech,” Maddy wrote on social media.
“You won’t find anybody more focused,” the player added in regards to coming back next year.
Maddy originally suffered the injury in a Sept. 13 loss to East Carolina. He played a week later against Georgia Tech before undergoing the first medical procedure on his knee.
Over the past three-plus years, Maddy has started 33 of the 43 games in which he’s played. After leading the Hokies with 13.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and 16 quarterback hurries in 2013, Maddy was named third-team All-ACC by the coaches.
In July, Maddy was named preseason first-team All-ACC.