Grambling safety Danquarian Fields underwent emergency surgery to avoid losing his right leg and will miss the rest of his senior season.
He was injured making a tackle in the first quarter of Saturday night’s 20-14 road loss to Louisiana Tech in Ruston, La. Fields was airlifted to a hospital in Shreveport for surgery.
Tigers head coach Broderick Fobbs told the Monroe (La.) News-Star on Sunday that Fields was in stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery.
“We’re just glad he didn’t lose his leg and we’re glad he’ll have use of his leg and return all the way back to normal. But he’s got a lot of serious work ahead in order to get there,” Fobbs said
Fields was a preseason second-team all-conference selection this year after leading Grambling with 59 tackles in nine games in 2018. He added three fumble recoveries and one interception.