Published Oct 2, 2020
DB Raheem Layne to miss significant time due to injury
Alec Lasley  •  Hoosier Huddle
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(Story Updated on Oct 5)

After a very healthy offseason, in the matter of a few days the Indiana secondary has suffered two big losses. Earlier this week it was Marcelino Ball going down with an ACL injury and on Friday it was announced that senior safety Raheem Layne will also miss time.

IU defensive coordinator Kane Wommack told the media that Layne could miss 'extended time' due to an injury that he had a procedure on earlier this summer.

“He had surgery a while back, so I’m sure (IU head coach) Tom (Allen) will talk more about those things,” Wommack said during a Zoom call on Friday. “I don’t know when the plan exactly is for him to be back. I haven’t even looked at that. Not on the first-half of the season I would think.”

On Monday, Tom Allen addressed the Layne injury.

"Situation was not injured in practice. Something that had been nagging and something he needed to get fixed," Allen added. "Don’t know exact timeline, but won’t be anytime soon. Feel really good he’s able to get everything taken care of and is on the mend now."

Layne appeared in all 13 games for IU last season, including five starts. He totaled 30 tackles (28 solo), two tackles for loss and three pass breakups.

For his career, Layne has started 13 games in 37 total games played, with 82 total tackles. He was named IU’s Defensive Newcomer of the Year in 2017.

Layne was in the midst of making a move from cornerback to safety ahead of the 2020 season.

Paul Gable contributed to this article.

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