Redshirt freshman quarterback Tyler Queen will require surgery on his throwing shoulder after injuring it in spring practices. The staff didn't think that surgery was in his future, but the injury never healed properly and now he will need to fix it by going under the knife.
Queen actually had surgery on his elbow in October 2015 before this setback and now he will likely miss a good portion of the summer. "I think he was getting better as spring went on," Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said in April. "He wasn't where he wanted to be but he was getting better. It's a run of bad luck for him. It's a different injury and it's hopefully not near as severe. I know he was disappointed."
Queen didn't really figure to be a major part of the QB competition this year so this will give him a year to get to know the playbook even better and improve in the weight room —- at least in the muscle groups he's able to lift.
[h/t SEC Country]
