Kelsey Pope described it as “a fine line you got to draw.” How much should Tennessee’s wide receivers coach let a player attempt to play while being banged up? Or how much should he hold a player back?
“I think what best gives you an idea of that is how he handles it in practice,” Pope said on Tuesday .
The question was about Squirrel White . Tennessee’s junior wide receiver who injured his shoulder in the 19-14 loss at Arkansas on October 5, but has played through the pain in each of the last two games, in the 23-17 overtime win over Florida and the 24-17 win over Alabama.
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White was in a shoulder sling after the Arkansas game, but played 30 snaps against Florida a week later. He left the Alabama last week after running a deep route and diving for a pass from Nico Iamaleava , landing hard on his injured shoulder.
Alabama was the first game that White didn’t record a catch. He had a season-high seven catches at Arkansas for 38 yards and had a season-high 71 yards two weeks ago against Florida.