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Any word on the injuries Belfry had?

TJ Dotson, Austin Woolum, and Ray all got banged up a little. Ray obviously played through his but I am not sure the extent of TJ and Woolum's.

This also brings up a criticism I have:
Why in the world is Woolum still being allowed to go down field on kickoffs??????? Belfry's kickoff coverage is pretty solid.. why is it necessary for Woolum to be getting in the mix and risking injury?

Woolum is a weapon for this team and the dropoff to his replacement is significant. We saw the situation it caused when he was hurt last year and Belfry was left to make drastic moves. Woolum literally wins you yards in the field position game and he literally adds points to your offense. I am not even overly enthusiastic about him playing Offensive/Defensive snaps, but he should be absolutely nothing more than a Safety man on Kickoffs.

While I am on the subject of Special Teams.... I thought Belfry looked much improved. TJ did a quality job longsnapping aside from one at the end. Catron did bobble one punt but they did a good job of fair catching and saving a bunch of yards. Kickoff return wasn't spectacular but they kept Belfry around the 30 or better all night. Kicking game looked solid. Definitely something I hope continues.