Bell, though, has hit a bump early in the road to the NFL Draft. He suffered a torn ACL in late November, and after news broke on Wednesday, his stock has been put under the microscope. According to Adam Schefter and Pete Thamel, Bell tore his ACL on Nov. 22, playing the last game of his season one week ahead of schedule.

Since that moment, Dodge said he saw a jump in Penn’s confidence that has built up during the Dragons’ playoff run. In the regional round against Prosper, he struggled at times, but delivered when things mattered most, sealing the game with a 31-yard TD.

Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz suffered a torn ACL in Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the team announced. Ertz exited the game in the third quarter after taking an ugly hit to the leg from Vikings defensive back Jay Ward.

Pearl-Cohn's LaDamion Hunter won Metro Nashville Public School's William Hume Award, the highest MNPS honor for TSSAA football players.

Tottenham Hotspur and England forward Jessica Naz will undergo surgery after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in her right knee. Naz, 25, suffered the injury in the second half of Spurs’ 2-1 Women’s Super League victory over Aston Villa on Sunday, with the club confirming the diagnosis with a statement on Tuesday.

Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said on Sunday that "the early signals aren't good" about tight end Zach Ertz's knee injury and further tests confirmed the team's fears about the nature of the injury.

Leila Grey competed in a bodybuilding competition and emerged victorious despite her torn ACL. She suffered the injury on AEW TV.

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