UNC Football: British Brooks ruled out for 2022 season

The UNC football program received some bad news, as they’ll be without fifth-year senior and special teams captain British Brooks for the season.

The injury woes continue for the UNC football program.

First, it was wide receiver Antoine Green, who will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks with a collarbone injury.

Now not only will the Tar Heels be without one of their top wide receiver targets, but they’ll also be missing one of the players who was expected to make a big impact both in the backfield and on special teams this season.

Late on Saturday night, it was announced that fifth-year senior running back British Brooks will miss the entire 2022 season. The program is calling it a “lower-body injury,” as the injury occurred during the team’s practice earlier in the evening.

This is devastating news for Brooks, as he was set to finally get his opportunity to shine in the Tar Heels backfield. After bursting onto the scene late last season, Brooks was slated to lead the UNC football program’s running back room, one that is full of both talent and inexperience.

His loss also drastically hurts the special teams unit, as he served as the captain of this group in each of the previous two seasons. For his work on special teams, Brooks has earned back-to-back special teams MVP awards for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

This is a major blow for the UNC football program, especially given that the regular season hasn’t even kicked off yet. Mack Brown and his staff will have to rely on others to fill his void, as his production and experience will certainly be missed.

The Keeping It Heel team will continue to provide the latest updates regarding British Brooks’ season-ending injury.

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